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Late Middle Kingdom or early second Intermediate Period
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This vase was found in a group with a string of beads and a Tell el-Yahudiya juglet (now in Cairo JE 60 263) with three zones of decoration. Such juglets have been excavated in Tell el-Dab'a strata F and E3, dated generally to ca. 1710-1650 B. C.. According to the shape, the vase could, however, also be earlier (heirloom?).
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Title: Ointment jar
Period: Late Middle Kingdom or early second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, tomb of Senwosretankh, Surface burial 34-37, MMA excavations, 1932–33
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in); d. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number: 33.1.34
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