Ointment Jar
Object type: Ointment jar
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I
Date: ca. 1981–1952 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I
Locus: foundation deposit in the axis of the temple
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession year: 1908