Small Ointment Vase (model?)
Object type: Cosmetic jar (heirloom in Late Middle Kingdom context)
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 6 (?)
Date: ca. 2000–1640 B. C.
Medium: White speckled black stone
Dimensions: h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in); diam. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery west of pyramid of Amenemhat I
Locus: so-called "toilet basket I," not with burial
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911
Tags: Cosmetic Containers