Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This model jar is from one of the foundation deposits that were placed in front of the entrance of the tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43) in the Valley of the Kings. The inscription scratched onto the side identifies the king by his throne name, and reads "The Good God Menkheperure, beloved of Osiris."

The tomb and its foundation deposits were discovered in February1903 during excavations sponsored by Theodore M. Davis and supervised by Howard Carter while he was Inspector-General of Upper Egypt for the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Thirty-nine objects were found in two foundation deposits on either side of the stairs leading down to the tomb entrance. Davis received four of these objects in the division of finds: two model jars and two model dishes, which he bequeathed to the MET and are now on display in Egyptian gallery 117.

Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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