Kohl jar of princess Sithathoryunet

Period:

Middle Kingdom

Dynasty:

Dynasty 12

Reign:

reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III

Date:

ca. 1887–1813 B.C.

Geography:

Country of Origin Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, el-Lahun (Illahun, Kahun; Ptolemais Hormos), Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 3, EES 1914

Medium:

Gold, obsidian

Dimensions:

h. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); diam. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); diam. of lid 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)

Credit Line:

Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916

Accession Number:

16.1.36a, b

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