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title: Egyptian Libation Bowl
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5339/egyptian-libation-bowl/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Libation Bowl
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5339.jpg)
## Image Caption
Priests used bowls like this in temples for liquid offerings to the gods. Two faces of the goddess [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/) adorn the rim. Flat depictions of persons were usually in profile, but Hathor's face was widely displayed in frontal view. In such images she has cow's ears, but she could also represented with horns or as a cow. Hathor was [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/)'s most universal goddess, and the bowl probably stood in a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of a different deity. However, it bears no inscription to reveal where this was. 22nd Dynasty, circa 945-715 BCE. Perhaps from [Karnak](https://www.worldhistory.org/Karnak/), Egypt. (The British Museum, London).
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## About the Author
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 18). Egyptian Libation Bowl. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Libation Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2016, .
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