Jar from Neferkhawet's Tomb
Object type: Jar, Neferkhawet, Ruiu
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Jar: pottery, paint. Lid: travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Diam. 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); Exterior rim diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); Interior rim diam. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); Neck diam. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Diam. of lid 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside coffin by head
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935