ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Unguent Vessel
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMiddle Kingdom
Date1980-1760 BCE
MediumCalcite
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in., 205 g (10.6 x 6 x 6 cm, 7 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.801
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory, Vanderbilt University Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee, February 14 - May 10, 2026
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 5.
Terms
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1980-1760 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
2305-2152 BCE
2543-2120 BCE
2543-2120 BCE
2543-2120 BCE
1837-1479 BCE
1939-1760 BCE
1878-1630 BCE
