CC0 · no rights reserved
Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker)
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Jars of this shape and material are common in Middle Kingdom tombs. This one, however, is inscribed with the Egyptian word merhet , which means "perfumed oil," and after thousands of years it still has traces of sweet-smelling resin.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCosmetic 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
