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Jar Sealing

New Kingdom
ca. 1386–1347 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117
This jar sealing still surrounds the neck of the jar it once sealed, and the rush mat used to cover the mouth of the jar is visible inside. The stamps on the outside of the sealing identify its contents as "ser from the storehouse brought for the heb-sed." Ser was a type of fat from a goose or a sheep, and the heb-sed was a rejuvination festival usually celebrated in the thirtieth year of a king’s reign.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jar Sealing
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: probably reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1386–1347 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata
  • Medium: Mud, pottery, plant fiber
  • Dimensions: H. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.2.5
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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