Small Ointment Vase (model?), ca. 2323–2150

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Small Ointment Vase (model?), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 6 (?), ca. 2323–2150 (?), From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery west of pyramid of Amenemhat I, so-called 'Toilet Basket I' without burial, 1911–12, White speckled black stone, h. cm (1 3/8 in); diam. cm (1 5/16 in), This miniature vessel imitates the shape of an ointment jar of Dynasty 6. It was found with other small vessels and the figure of a woman in a basket (called 'toilet basket I' by the excavators) west of the pyramid of Amenemhat I at Lisht North

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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