Jar Stopper

Third Intermediate Period or later

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127

A number of small amulets and other items were found in the excavation of Nespekashuty's tomb, spanning its long use life.See the discussion under 23.3.468.

Bottles with narrow mouths could be closed with stoppers, which could be made of many materials. The excavators judged this stopper would have closed a bottle opening of about 5 cm in diameter.

Jar Stopper, Grass

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Jar Stopper, Grass
Jar Stopper, Grass

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