Toilet vase

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1750 B.C.

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Provenance

Title: Toilet vase
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13, mid
Date: ca. 1750 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1, Pit 885, MMA excavations, 1920–21
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.1.160
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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