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Source Description
Jars of this shape and material are common in Middle Kingdom tombs. This one, however, is inscribed with the Egyptian word <em>merhet</em>, which means "perfumed oil," and after thousands of years it still has traces of sweet-smelling resin.
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Document identity
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94495
label
Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker)
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object
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Source metadata
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94495
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object
title
Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker)
description
Jars of this shape and material are common in Middle Kingdom tombs. This one, however, is inscribed with the Egyptian word <em>merhet</em>, which means "perfumed oil," and after thousands of years it still has traces of sweet-smelling resin.
date
1980–1801 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79474997
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Vessels
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
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Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
accession
1914.813
Source extras
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travertine
tombstone
Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Travertine; diameter of mouth: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.813
collection
Egypt - Middle Kingdom
formerAccessionNumbers
73.14
citations
citation
Kozloff, Arielle P. “Egyptian Stone Vessels in Cleveland.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 8 (October 1986): 327–339.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 332-333, fig. 16-17
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page_number
Reproduced: p. 162; Mentioned: p. 162
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:01:44.024000
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94495
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - Middle Kingdom
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travertine
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