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Storage Jar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

New Kingdom
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122
This large open-mouthed jar is one of approximately a dozen discovered in a pit (KV 54) in the Valley of the Kings during excavations sponsored by Theodore M. Davis in 1907. The jars contained objects inscribed with the name of an obscure king by the name of Tutankhamun. In 1909, Davis gave several jars and their contents to the Metropolitan Museum where they are on display in gallery 122.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Storage Jar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Tutankhamun
  • Date: ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08
  • Medium: Pottery
  • Dimensions: H. 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in.); Diam. 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); Diam. of rim 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.184.8
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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