Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Lid
New Kingdom
This Egyptian alabaster cosmetic jar was found with two others inside the coffin of a scribe named Amenemhat. They had been placed near the head of the mummy. This jar is well made from fine-grained white stone, but the lid is too small for the jar and may be a replacement. It contained a brown, crusty residue that may originally have been an unguent or salve.
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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