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Table for Libation or Offerings

Sculpted from single block of alabaster, this altar was used either as a sacrificial altar or a libation table. It is decorated with the forms of two lions, whose front and back paws are beautifully defined.

The altar slopes downward towards a circular basin, around which the tails of the lions are curled. Magical offering formulas and prayers were recited when libations like water, milk, beer or wine were poured over the altar.

The liquids were then collected in the basin and presented to the gods or to the Ka of the deceased. The same magical and sacred formulas were required during sacrificial rites performed on the altar, and in this case, the blood of the sacrificial animal was collected in the basin.

Old Kingdom, end of 2nd Dynasty, around 2690 BC. From the Mortuary Temple of Djoser, Saqqara. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. CG 1321

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