Ivory Unguent Box of Queen Nefertari
Unknown Artist
ca. 1279–1213 BC
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