Wide-necked jar and lid naming Thutmose III

This cosmetic jar was discovered in the tomb of Thutmose III’s three foreign brides. It’s made of a worn, glassy substance that’s proved difficult to pinpoint exactly. The neck and the edge of the lid have been covered in gold foil. The shape is reminiscent of mid-Eighteenth Dynasty cosmetic vessels.

Live! reads the text around the jar. Horus, Mighty Bull of Thebes, Good God, Lord of the Two Lands, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menkheperre, Son of Re, Thutmose-Neferkheperu, given life, stability, and dominion like Re, forever and ever

The Good God, Menkheperre, has provided life, according to the inscription on the lid.

Object Details

Wide-necked jar and lid naming Thutmose III

New Kingdom

Dynasty 18, Reigns of Thutmose III

1479–1425 B.C.

Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III

Vitreous material, gold

Jar h. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); diam. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
lid: diam. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); th. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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