Ointment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jar

Ointment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jar

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The monkey on the left is hollowed out to serve as a second vase. Its head is separate, and the lid is missing. Analyses have shown the presence of conifer resin as an admixture to the ointment in both parts of the vase. In the right vase traces of juniper or cypress resin were also detected, and the left jar contained beeswax in addition to the resin.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ointment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jarOintment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jarOintment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jarOintment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jarOintment vessel in the shape of two baboons holding a jar

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.