Piriform Jar Inscribed with Hatshepsut's Titles as Queen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III (Wadi D, Tomb 1), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), h. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); greatest diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); diam. of mouth 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.), This pear-shaped jar would have been used to store unguents or oils. It is inscribed with Hatshepsut's personal name and her titles as queen: 'God's Wife, King's Great Wife whom he loves, Mistress of the Two Lands, Hatshepsut, may she live!' The designation 'King's Great Wife whom he loves' suggests this vessel was made before the death of Hatshepsut's husband, Thutmose II
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