Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet
Object type: Box, Sithathoryunet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Medium: Ebony, inlaid with ivory and red wood (restored), gold trim
Dimensions: L. 36.4 cm (14 5/16 in.); H. 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); D. 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Lahun
Locale: Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8)
Locus: Chamber E
Excavation: BSAE excavations 1914
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Accession year: 1916