Unguent Vessel

Arts of Africa

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985–1773 BCE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Unguent Vessel
Origin: Egypt
Date: Made 1985 BCE–1773 BCE
Medium: Calcite
Dimensions: a (jar): 8.73 × 7.25 × 7.26 cm (3.44 × 2.85 × 2.86 in) b (lid): .50 × 7.34 × 7.28 cm (.20 × 2.89 × 2.87 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
Reference Number: 1892.13a-b
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 93.

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in Egypt, 1892; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1892.

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