Cover for toilet vase
Object type: Cosmetic jar, cover
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18–20
Date: ca. 1550–1070 B.C. probably
Medium: Hippopotamus Ivory
Dimensions: W. 4.5 × H. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 808, south upper chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909