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Description: | Calcite bag-shaped jar with neck, flat base and wide rim. The jar has a large mouth and a close-fitting round stopper made from calcite which was originally covered with linen. There are three vertical lines of hieroglyphs facing to the right, within a frame, bearing an inscription to Hatshepsut. The jar contained a sweet substance, possibly for cosmetic purposes. Description Source: Birch, S. 1880. Catalogue of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities at Alnwick Castle, London: R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor, p. 176-177 | Subjects: | cosmetica receptacle/vessel jar jar inscription king | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Hatshepsut/Maatkare, Queen | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=23... | Go to resource |
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