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Caption

Ointment Vase, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Serpentine, 2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 5.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1034. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Ointment Vase

Date

ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place excavated: Tomb D303, Abydos, Egypt

Medium

Serpentine

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 5.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund

Accession Number

13.1034

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