Title: Ivory Unguent Box of Queen Nefertari
Object type: Cosmetic box, swivel top, cartouches of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari
Date: ca. 1279–1213 BC
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Medium: Hippopotamus ivory, rosewood
Dimensions: H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in); Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in); Greatest W. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cartouches