"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: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara
Locale: Tomb of Perneb
Locus: main burial chamber, south of coffin
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1914
Accession year: 1914