Ointment Jar with Lid

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985-1773 BCE)

Egyptian

The perfume and scented ointments that both men and women in ancient Egypt wore were also important in religious and funerary rites. This vessel typifies the classic form of ointment jar– with a flaring top and flat disk lid- that was used for over 3,000 years in Egypt.

Status: On View, Gallery 50
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Ointment Jar with Lid
Place: Egypt (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: c. 1985 BCE–1773 BCE
Medium: Anhydrite
Dimensions: 5.7 × 4.5 × 4.4 cm (2 1/4 × 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1894.624a-b
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 93.
Ashley Arico,“A New Look at Faces from the Past,” Art Institute of Chicago ARTicle, July 14, 2020.

Art Institute of Chicago, Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Feb. 11, 2022 - present.

Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.

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