Cosmetic box
2061–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood and ivory
DimensionsLength 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 LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3541
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
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)
about 2400–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
3rd century A.D.
2400–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
650–950
