Category:Libation basin (Louvre E 25551)

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English: Libation basin. It reproduces the flooding of the Nile river on a small scale. In the center the crocodile whose female had the reputation of laying eggs where the flooding of the Nile would stop. And the frogs who are the first to announce the decline. Limestone. 2nd-3rd century AD. AD Mendes, Lower Egypt (today Tell-el Rub). Louvre museum (Paris, France).
Français : Bassin à libation. Il reproduit à petite échelle la crue du Nil. Au centre le crocodile dont la femelle avait la réputation de pondre là où s'arrêterait la crue du Nil. Et les grenouilles qui sont les premières à annoncer la décrue. Calcaire. 2e-3e siècle ap. J.-C. Mendes, Basse-Égypte (aujourd'hui Tell-el Rub). Musée du Louvre.
Libation basin (Louvre E 25551)
Libation basin  wikidata:Q112288053 reasonator:Q112288053
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English: Libation basin. It reproduces the flooding of the Nile river on a small scale. In the center the crocodile whose female had the reputation of laying eggs where the flooding of the Nile would stop. And the frogs who are the first to announce the decline. Limestone. 2nd-3rd century AD. AD Mendes, Lower Egypt (today Tell-el Rub).
Français : Bassin à libation. Il reproduit à petite échelle la crue du Nil. Au centre le crocodile dont la femelle avait la réputation de pondre là où s'arrêterait la crue du Nil. Et les grenouilles qui sont les premières à annoncer la décrue. Calcaire. 2e-3e siècle ap. J.-C. Mendes, Basse-Égypte (aujourd'hui Tell-el Rub).
Object type sculpture
object_type QS:P31,Q860861
Date 2nd century
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
-3rd century AD
date QS:P571,+250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium limestone
medium QS:P186,Q23757
Dimensions height: 42 cm (16.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 37.3 cm (14.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 7.8 cm (3 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+42U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+37.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+7.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
East Mediterranean in the Roman Empire antiquities in the Louvre - Room A
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities).
Accession number
(E 25551 )
Object history
  • Place of discovery: Egypt.
  • 1964: purchased
References Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010005843 Edit this at Wikidata
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<nowiki>table d'offrandes en labyrinthe; Libation basin; object at Louvre Museum; sculpture au musée du Louvre</nowiki>
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DepictsCrocodylidae, frog, bird, lion and flower
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LocationRoom 180, Denon Wing, Louvre Palace, 1st arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris, Île-de-France, Metropolitan France
Owned by
  • French State
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Inception
  • 1st millennium (before 395, after 332 BC)
Width
  • 37.3 cm
Height
  • 42 cm
Authority file
Wikidata Q112288053
Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010005843
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