Cosmetic box
This small cosmetic box, elegantly constructed from contrasting strips of wood and closed with a sliding lid, was found inside a larger toilet box (27.3.1). Inside was a small oval jar (27.3.7) that probably once held some sort of unguent or perfumed oil.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cosmetic box
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, possibly
- Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 101, Chamber 4, east, MMA excavations, 1926–27
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: L. 9.5 × W. 6.5 × H. 5.5 cm (3 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.3.6
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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