Oval vase with fragment of linen tied on top

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–2000 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

This small oval cosmetic vase was covered with a scrap of linen and placed inside a small wooden box with a sliding lid (27.3.6). The box was then placed inside a larger, similarly constructed box, along with four additional cosmetic vessels. Also from this tomb are an offering tray, a rush bag, a silver ring, a copper chisel, and four linen marks, one of which bore the name of Queen Neferu, wife of Mentuhotep II.

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Title: Oval vase with fragment of linen tied on top
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, possibly
Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 101, Chamber 4, east, MMA excavations, 1926–27
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), linen
Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.3.7
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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