Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet

Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This reconstructed box is smaller and its original form less secure. The sides are embellished with a niche pattern that is also found in palace architecture. On the lid are three rectangular panels containing the names of King Amenemhat III that most likely originally belonged to another box. The difficulty in reconstructing these boxes indicates the damage done by the water that periodically flooded Sithathoryunet’s tomb.

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.