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New Kingdom
This jar is inscribed "The Good Goddess, Lady of the two Lands, Maatkare, may she live! Beloved of Amun who is in Djeser-djeseru." Maatkare was the throne name of Hatshepsut.
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Title: Ointment Jar with Lid
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt, Foundation Deposit 3 (C), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint
Dimensions: H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.47a, b
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