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New Kingdom
This pottery fragment is part of the shoulder of a jar. The inscription states that the contents were some sort of "fine unguent."
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Title: Inscribed Shoulder Fragment of a Pot
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb MMA 830, inside tomb, MMA excavations, 1911–12
Medium: Pottery, ink
Dimensions: L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in); Diameter of complete jar at shoulder 28 cm (11 in.).
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number: 12.180.421
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