Feeding Cup
Object type: Cup, feeding
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late –13
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience, paint
Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); W. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); D. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south-west of pyramid
Locus: "toilet basket II," deposited without burial
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1944
Accession year: 1944
Tags: Snakes|Turtles|Lions