Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni

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Date

ca. 1805 B.C.

Source

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Toilet box, cosmetic box, Kemeni

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Title

Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni

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Worktype

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Material

Cedar, with ebony and ivory veneer and silver mounts

Dimensions

L. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); W. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); H. 20.3 cm (8 in.);
height: 20.3centimetre;
width: 17.7centimetre

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Date

ca. 1805 B.C.

Provenance

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Style Period

Middle Kingdom

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910, Asasif, Birabi, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt

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