Ointment Jar with Lid

Unknown

ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint · Egyptian Art

This jar is inscribed "The Good Goddess, Lady of the two Lands, Maatkare, may she live! Beloved of Amun who is in Djeser-djeseru." Maatkare was the throne name of Hatshepsut.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1925