Jewelry chest of 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), EES 1914

Medium:

Ebony, ivory, gold, carnelian, blue faience, silver

Dimensions:

l. 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in); w. 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in); h. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 cm)

Credit Line:

Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916

Accession Number:

16.1.1

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