Ointment Jar

ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.

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Caption

Ointment Jar, ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 2 7/8 × Diameter 2 7/16 in. (7.3 × 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.79.

Title

Ointment Jar

Date

ca. 2288–2224/2194 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 6

Period

Old Kingdom

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

2 7/8 × Diameter 2 7/16 in. (7.3 × 6.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.79

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