Cosmetic jar with lid

Middle Kingdom

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.

Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cosmetic jar with lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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