Ivory Unguent Box of Queen Nefertari, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279–1213 BC, From Egypt, Hippopotamus ivory, rosewood, H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in); Greatest W. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.), This lenticular box with a sharp shoulder and flat swivel lid sits on a cylindrical foot. Around the outer edge of the lid and on one of the flat surfaces for the knobs used to close the container are incised circles
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Ivory Unguent Box, Queen Nefertari, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca, 1279–1213 BC, Egypt, Hippopotamus ivory, rosewood, H, 3 cm, 1 3/16, Diam, 5 15/16, Greatest W, 6.4, 2 1/2, lenticular, box, sharp shoulder, flat swivel, lid, sits, cylindrical foot, Around, outer edge, surfaces, knobs, close, container, incised circles
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