Painted Wide-Mouthed Jug

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This jar contains the remains of a vegetable oil. It was originally covered with a small dish which was tied in place with linen cloth. A coffin, this jar, and other personal possessions were discovered with the burial of an unknown woman who may have been related to Senenmut, one of Hatshepsut's officials. The woman's coffin and personal possessions came to the Museum in the division of finds.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Painted Wide-Mouthed Jug
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial 2, MMA excavations, 1935–36
Medium: Pottery (marl A, variant 4), paint, linen, mud
Dimensions: Jug: H. 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); Maximum diam. 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Rim diam. 11.3 cm (4 8/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.3.185a
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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