Title: Ointment Jar of Sithathoryunet
Object type: Ointment jar, Sithathoryunet
Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III
Medium: Obsidian, gold
Dimensions: H. with lid  8.6 cm (3 3/8 in); greatest Diam. of jar 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Lahun Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8) Chamber E, box 3 BSAE excavations 1914 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY