Pigments
date: label: Date made
content: -2300 to -1780 (B.C.)
notes: label: Description
content: Pigment samples purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. One lump of ochre from the tomb of Senwosret-ankhe, XII Dynasty (2000-1780 B.C.). Three lumps of blue frit, province unknown. One powdered ochre pigment found discarded outside of the Tomb of Pery-neb, VI Dynasty (2300-2100 B.C.).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Egypt
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.319983
label: catalog number
content: 319983
label: accession number
content: 241592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pigments
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 7/16 in x 4 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 8.73125 cm x 12.065 cm