Circa 1194-1163 BC, 20th Dynasty, probable reign of Ramses III. A conical dark blue faience royal offering cup inscribed with a single cartouche surmounted by a sun-disc, rising from the hieroglyph for 'gold'; within the cartouche the royal name 'Ramesses mery-Amun' for either Ramses III or Ramses VI.

PROVENANCE:
Old Dutch collection. Accompanied by an old report from Timothy Kendall, former Associate Curator of Egyptian and Near-Eastern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachussets, United States.

FOOTNOTES:
One of a number of vessels used to offer oils and other substances to the gods in order to ensure their protection for the king's tomb.