Model Ointment Jar from a Foundation Deposit
Object type: Model, ointment jar, foundation deposit, Hatshepsut-Merytre
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint
Dimensions: H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings
Locale: Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, KV 42
Locus: foundation deposit
Excavation: Carter/Carnarvon excavations, 1921
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932