Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni

Cosmetic Box of the Royal Butler Kemeni

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The incised decoration on the front shows Kemeni presenting ointment to Amenemhat IV, whose headdress is adorned with two feathers, possibly indicating that he was deified after death. The inlaid inscription around the top of the lid contains the names of the king, the titles of Kemeni, and a prayer to the god Sobek.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.