Title: Ointment container
Object type: Jar, oil, ointment, Hepy
Date: ca. 1950–1900 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early
Medium: Faience, Blue-green glaze
Dimensions: h. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in); diam. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1934
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South tomb west of the tomb of Senwosretankh Pit 3, Burial of Hepy, in front of blocking wall MMA excavations, 1933–34 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY