Ointment Vessel

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New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE)

Egyptian

Cosmetic vessels were made in many forms, including open bowls, and footed dishes.

Status: On View, Gallery 50
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Ointment Vessel
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date: c. 1550 BCE–1295 BCE
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: 6.5 × 10.6 × 10.6 cm (2 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
Reference Number: 1894.385
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 95, 96 (ill.)
Emily Teeter. “Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.” Special issue, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 20, no. 1 (1994): pp. 18,19,20. (ill. p. 19)

Art Institute of Chicago, Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Feb. 11, 2022 - present.

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris.

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