Title: "Opening of the Mouth"  vessel of Perneb
Object type: Vessel, "Opening of the Mouth", Perneb
Date: ca. 2381–2323 B.C.
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Isesi–Unis
Medium: Dark stone
Dimensions: H: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); diam: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1914
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara Tomb of Perneb  MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY