Unguent Vessel with Lid

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 50

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Unguent Vessel with Lid

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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1985 BCE–1425 BCE

Medium

Hematite

Dimensions

a (jar): 9.8 × 7.8 × 7.21 cm (3.86 × 3.10 × 2.84 in) b (lid): .5 × 7.4 × 7.4 cm (.23 × 2.95 × 2.95 in)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming

Reference Number

1894.463a-b

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