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Cosmetic jar with lid

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1805 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
26.7.1439–.1442 are ointment jars that were found scattered at the bottom of a tomb shaft at Thebes. Nearby was a box belonging to a man named Kemeni (26.7.1438). Kemeni's box has a drawer with spaces for eight small ointment jars, so it is assumed that the box and jars go together.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cosmetic jar with lid
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: possibly slightly after the death of of Amenemhat IV
  • Date: ca. 1805 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
  • Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions: H. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Diam. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.1440a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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