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Cosmetic Jar

Artist Unidentified
Period New Kingdom Period (Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1070 BCE)
Dynasty Dynasty 18 (Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1295 BCE)
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1479-1353 BCE
Dimensions3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Mediumtravertine
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1906.219
Not on View
Published ReferencesPeck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 21, rep. (col.).Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, October 29, 2010-January 8, 2012.
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