Sealed Jar

Unknown

ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · Pottery, paint, linen · Egyptian Art

This decorated pottery jar was inside the coffin of Harmose (36.3.172), near the mummy's head. The mouth of the jar is covered with an upturned saucer that is held in place with a small piece of linen cloth, a standard mode of sealing a pottery container.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Medium

Pottery, paint, linen

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1936