A Levantine Clay Footed Vessel, ca. early second millennium BCE Sculpture - Architectural Chapter 30B of the Book

Chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead contains a famous spell specifically intended to prevent the heart from speaking unfavorably during this final judgment

all fashioned from stones within the quartz–chalcedony family

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Carved from dark

the engraved motif remains clear

A Levantine Clay Footed Vessel, ca. early second millennium BCE Sculpture - Architectural Chapter 30B of the BookA finely potted Levantine terracotta vessel standing on a small disk foot with a rounded globular body tapering to a short neck and broad everted rim. The buff colored surface is decorated with horizontal bands in orange slip, with the same orange coloration appearing on the interior and lower foot. The vessels balanced proportions and restrained painted decoration are characteristic of domestic and storage wares produced throughout the Levant during