Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

This cylindrical jar with a flaring rim is a form generally used to hold ointment. The lid probably belonged to a different jar in the tomb because the lid is smaller than the rim of the base.

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Jewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met

Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Cylindrical unguent vase with a lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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