Hes Vase from the Burial of Amenemhat
Object type: Libation, hes, Amenemhat
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); Diam. 8.5 cm (3/8 in.); Rim exterior diam. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); Base diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin by knees
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935