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Open-Mouthed Cosmetic Jar with Mud Stopper

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III, ca. 1504–1447 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), mud. Jar: H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); Diam. of rim 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); Diam. of foot 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). Lid: Diam. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); Greatest th. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). From: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin by head, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1935.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small Egyptian cosmetic jar carved in light stone with a rounded body and flared neck, topped by a separate dome-like stopper of darker, mud-like material.

The image shows a single, hand-sized ceramic/stone cosmetic vessel photographed against a neutral gray background. The jar has a bulbous lower body supported by a short pedestal foot. Its neck narrows upward into a flaring opening, and a dome-shaped stopper sits in the mouth. The stopper appears rough and darker than the jar body, suggesting a mud plug; the jar surface is light-colored with weathering/pores and speckling consistent with stone or stone-like material rather than painted decoration. No carved decoration, relief, or hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible on the jar in this view. No cartouches, royal names, deities, or symbolic iconography can be identified from the photograph.

daily life New Kingdom (as catalogued); visually consistent with a small cosmetic vessel, but exact period not verifiable from image alone. good
Materials light stone body (catalogued as travertine/egyptian alabaster)mud (stopper)

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Mud

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273990 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.3.23a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549126 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.