Title: Bowl of Sand
Object type: Bowl, sand, foundation deposit, Hatshepsut
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Pottery, sand
Dimensions: h. 6 cm ( 2 3/8 in); diam. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut Foundation Deposit 7, 8, 9 (G, H, I) MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY