Unguent Jar from Neferkhawet's Tomb
Two cosmetic jars of dark stone were found inside the coffin of Amenemhat, a scribe who lived during the joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. The jars were located near the right leg of the mummy next to a hes-vase made of faience. Both contained a brown resinous crust and appear to have been closed with a piece of linen cloth that was tied around the neck with linen cord that was secured with a mud seal.
Amenemhat was the son of a man named Neferkhawet, and his burial was found in the family tomb in Western Thebes. This tomb was excavated by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in 1935 and, at the end of the excavation season, this jar came to New York and the other went to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Amenemhat was the son of a man named Neferkhawet, and his burial was found in the family tomb in Western Thebes. This tomb was excavated by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in 1935 and, at the end of the excavation season, this jar came to New York and the other went to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Artwork Details
- Title: Unguent Jar from Neferkhawet's Tomb
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
- Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin by knees, MMA excavations, 1934–35
- Medium: Serpentine
- Dimensions: H. 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Diam. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Diam. of rim 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); Diam. of foot 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.3.25
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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