Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni
Object type: Toilet box, cosmetic box, Kemeni
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: possibly slightly after the death of of Amenemhat IV
Date: ca. 1805 B.C.
Medium: Cedar, with ebony and ivory veneer and silver mounts
Dimensions: L. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); W. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); H. 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif, Birabi
Locale: pit tomb CC 25
Locus: debris
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Cosmetic Containers