Ointment Jar of Sithathoryunet

Title: Ointment Jar of Sithathoryunet

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III

Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 3, BSAE excavations 1914

Medium: Obsidian, gold

Dimensions: H. with lid 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in); greatest Diam. of jar 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916

Accession Number: 16.1.33a, b

Excavated by Petrie at Lahun under the sponsorship of the British School of Archeology in Egypt, 1914. Received by Petrie in the division of finds. Purchased by the Museum from Petrie, 1916.

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