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Cosmetic box
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11–13
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 186
Medium/Technique
Wood and ivory
Dimensions
Length x width x depth (lid): 4.9 x 3.4 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width x depth (box): 5.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Length x width x depth (box): 5.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3541
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionThis is a wooden cosmetic box with a roughly round well. Its sides are decorated with panels of ivory with incised cross-hatched lines filled with black. A swivel top with similar decorated was attached by peg.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 186. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)