Title: Smelter's Crucible
Object type: Crucible
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: L. 14.5 × W. 4.2 cm (5 11/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353) Foundation deposit, scattered MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY