Model Jar from a Foundation Deposit

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This model ointment is from one of the foundation deposits that were placed in front of the entrance of KV 42 in the Valley of the Kings. The inscription identifies the tomb's owner as Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, principal wife of Thutmose III, whose tomb was located nearby. The inscription painted on the side begins with the title King's Great Wife (principal queen) followed by her name, bracketed by an abbreviated cartouche, and ends with the standard funerary epithet "true of voice" (justified). Another model ointment jar and a model dish from the KV 42 foundation deposits are also in the collection.

For a more complete discussion of KV 42 and its contents, see the Curatorial Interpretation below.

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Title: Model Jar from a Foundation Deposit
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, KV 42, foundation deposit
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint
Dimensions: H. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Object Number: 32.2.18
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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