Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Mud Stopper
New Kingdom
This Egyptian alabaster jar was found with two others inside the coffin of a scribe named Amenemhat. The jars had been placed near the head of the mummy along with a bundle containing knives, razors, and a whetstone. All three jars were well made from fine-grained white stone. This one originally contained some sort of liquid that left a brown, crusty residue. It was sealed with a stopper made of Nile mud.
Amenemhat was the son of a man named Neferkhawet, and his burial was found in the family tomb in Western Thebes.
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