Large Ointment Jar with Lid, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III (Wadi D, Tomb 1), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), jar. h. 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in); diam. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in), This flaring beaker is a type of jar used for ointments from the time of the earliest dynasties. It appears in the decoration and offering lists of Old Kingdom tombs as early as Dynasty 3. This is one of the vessel shapes associated with the seven sacred oils and is found in specially made boxed sets such as the one from the tomb of Princess Sithathoryunet of Dynasty 12
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