Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid
Object type: Cosmetic box, swivel lid
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: Overall box: h. 5 cm ( 1 15/16 in.); W. (with tabs) 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Greatest diam. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diam. of base 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Lid: Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.); Diam. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Locale: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71)
Locus: coffin III
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Cosmetic Containers