Ointment Jar
Object type: Ointment jar, foundation deposit
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Hatshepsut
Locus: Foundation Deposit 1 (A)
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896
Accession year: 1896