Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Lid

Unknown Artist

ca. 1504–1447 B.C.

Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Lid by Unknown Artist

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Dimensions

Jar: H. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); Diam. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); Diam. of rim 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Diam. of foot 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.). Lid: Diam. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Th. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)

Classification

Jar, cosmetic, Amenemhat

Period

New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1935

Accession Number

35.3.21a, b

Tags

Cosmetic Containers

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