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Ivory Unguent Box of Queen Nefertari

Unknown Artist

ca. 1279–1213 BC

Ivory Unguent Box of Queen Nefertari by Unknown Artist

Medium

Hippopotamus ivory, rosewood

Dimensions

H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in); Greatest W. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Classification

Cosmetic box, swivel top, cartouches of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari

Period

New Kingdom, Ramesside

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Accession Number

26.7.1291

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

Cartouches

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