Jar

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1425 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This small storage jar was found in the same tomb as an ebony burnishing tool inscribed for a man named Merymaat.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Jar
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery D, Tomb D99, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); Diam. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Object Number: 01.4.84
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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