Mug and Goblet in Silver
Contrary to economically rather unimportant Palestine, Egypt was an advanced civilization with a high culture. Many luxurious goods for the upper class originated in Egypt. The two silver vessels belong to those luxurious articles. The right chalice is shaped in the form of a lotus.
Gen 44:2, 44:5; 1 Kings 7:26; 10:25; Baruch 1:8
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