The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Unguent Jar from Neferkhawet's Tomb

Unguent Jar from Neferkhawet's Tomb

Period:: New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 18, early
Reign:: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date:: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin by knees, MMA 1934–1935
Medium:: Faience
Dimensions:: H. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession Number:: 35.3.25

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 116

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1934–1935. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds, 1935.
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What
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Faience (11,698)

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