Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This box has a swivel top incised with a decorative pattern of concentric and overlapping circles that must have been made with an early version of a drawing compass. The inside of the box was incised with a simple rosette design. The box was found inside a coffin discovered in the tomb of Hatnefer. Other objects in the Museum's collection that were found in the same coffin include: a bowl and two dishes of faience (36.3.9–.10); two mirrors; and five amulets (36.3.20–.24).

A similar box from the same period, but made of ivory, is also in the Museum's collection.

Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid, Wood

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Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid, Wood
Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid, Wood

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