"Opening of the Mouth" vessel of Perneb
Object type: Vessel, "Opening of the Mouth", Perneb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Isesi–Unis
Date: ca. 2381–2323 B.C.
Medium: Dark stone
Dimensions: H: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diam: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara
Locale: Tomb of Perneb
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1914
Accession year: 1914