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Title:
Spherical Objects
Period:
New Kingdom; Roman; Middle Kingdom- various
Dimensions:
H: 4.4 cm-1.8 cm
Properties:
Glass; Faience
Where used:
Household, Temple, Afterlife
Description:
The black and blue ball is hollow and was an offering to the goddess Hathor. Quite a few of these balls have been found near her main temple, some of them still strung according to descending size. The small blue faience ball is a model food offering from the Middle Kingdom, to represent a portion of a meal for all eternity. The marble may well be just that, a game piece, dating from the Roman Period.
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium