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Wide-necked jar and lid naming Thutmose III

Wide-necked jar and lid naming Thutmose III

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Date
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium
Anhydrite, gold
Dimensions
H. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Diam. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); Lid: Diam. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
118
Location
118
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1921

Description

Overview Wide-necked jar and lid naming Thutmose III New Kingdom ca. 1479–1425 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118 In Theban tomb paintings dating to Dynasty 18, servants are sometimes shown anointing guests with perfumed oils and ointments stored in small stone jars. A set of cosmetic jars highlighted with gold foil (26.8.29a, b–26.8.39) are associated with the grave goods of three foreign wives of Hatshepsut's nephew, Thutmose III. Most of these vessels are inscribed with the king's cartouche, marking them as royal gifts.

The inscription on this jar reads: "the Good God, Menkheperre (Thutmose III)."