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A luminescent lotus blossom forms the bowl of this precious alabaster chalice from the tomb of King Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt from about 1334 B.C. to 1325 B.C. Tutankhamun’s name appears in the framed inscription at center. The inscription running along the cup’s rim inspired its discoverers to call it the “wishing cup”: “ … May you spend millions of years, you who love Thebes, sitting with your face to the north wind, your two eyes beholding happiness.” Carved from a single piece of Egyptian alabaster and inlaid with blue pigment, the chalice is more than 7 inches tall […]