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Alabaster jar and cover, from foundation deposit of Hatshepsut

1473–1458 B.C.
Object PlaceThebes, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Theodore M. Davis
Accession number05.66a-b
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Valley of the Kings, tomb of Queen Hatshepsut. 1904: Excavated by Theodore M. Davis. March 1904; awarded to Theodore M. Davis by the Egyptian government; given to the MFA by Theodore M. Davis, July 6, 1905.
(Accession Date: July 6, 1905)