Jar
Medium:Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Geography: Egypt
Date: c. 2055-1650 BC
Period: 11th-13th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom
Object number: 909.80.143
Gallery Location:Galleries of Africa: Egypt
Description
The original use of this highly-polished bag-shaped vase is
unknown. It might have been used in life
for some precious liquid, been used at a funeral ceremony to oil unguents,
or been made specifically as a gift to the dead.