Sealed Jar from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu (KV 46), Davis/Quibell & Weigall excavations, 1905, Pottery, whitewash, mud, H. 64 cm (25 3/16 in), This storage jar is from a tomb in the Valley of the Kings that was made for the parents of Queen Tiye, the principal the wife of Amenhotep III and grandmother of Tutankhamun. The wide opening of the jar was probably closed with a small dish or a circular rush mat that was then covered with a thick layer of mud
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Sealed Jar, Tomb, Yuya, Tjuyu, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1390–1352 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley, Kings, KV 46, Davis/Quibell & Weigall excavations, 1905, Pottery, whitewash, mud, H, 64 cm, 25 3/16, storage, jar, tomb, parents, Queen Tiye, principal, wife, Amenhotep III, grandmother, Tutankhamun, wide opening, closed, small dish, circular rush, mat, covered, thick layer
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