Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Mud Stopper
This Egyptian alabaster jar was found with two others inside the coffin of a scribe named Amenemhat. The jars had been placed near the head of the mummy along with a bundle containing knives, razors, and a whetstone. All three jars were well made from fine-grained white stone. This one originally contained some sort of liquid that left a brown, crusty residue. It was sealed with a stopper made of Nile mud.
Amenemhat was the son of a man named Neferkhawet, and his burial was found in the family tomb in Western Thebes.
Amenemhat was the son of a man named Neferkhawet, and his burial was found in the family tomb in Western Thebes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Mud Stopper
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
- Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin by head, MMA excavations
- Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), mud
- Dimensions: Jar: H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); Diam. of rim 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); Diam. of foot 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). Lid: Diam. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); Greatest th. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.3.23a, b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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