Cosmetic Box from the tomb of Sennedjem

Cosmetic Box from the tomb of Sennedjem

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The interior of this box is divided into four compartments. It was probably used to store the cosmetic utensils of the deceased. The cover has two flaps attached with pivots at the edge of the box. The inscription bears the names of Iyti and Ramose, both of whom were related to Sennedjem in whose tomb the box was found. Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb can be viewed here.

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.