The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chest

Period:: Late Middle Kingdom–New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12–13
Date:: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of Senwosret (758), Pit 565, MMA 1907–1908
Medium:: Pine, hardwood, string
Dimensions:: h. 29 cm (11 7/16 in); w. 48 cm (18 7/8 in); d. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number:: 15.3.1168a, b

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
See also
What
Wood (7,651)

Furniture (5,725)

Boxes (1,778)

Softwood (1,177)

Pine (890)

Case furniture (874)

Chests (335)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

Mersa Matrûh (3,923)

Al Lisht (3,895)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,254)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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