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Faience Hes-jar: E.18.1950

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Current Location: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (20th Century Gallery)

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Faience Hes-jar

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Description

Faience hes vase, with a single line of inscription on the front of the vessel, addressed to Amenhotep II. This was one of a set of vessels known from the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35). Slight variations in how the hieroglyphs were written on other examples from the set indicate that they were produced by more than one workshop.

Hes-jar, inscribed

Legal notes

Given by the family of Frederick William Green, 1950

Measurements and weight

Length: 19.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by family of F. W. Green

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1427 - Circa -1400

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Egypt

Materials used in production

Faïence

Techniques used in production

Moulded

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.18.1950
Primary reference Number: 62044
Oldadmincategory: FG

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 September 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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