Model Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb

Model Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This model jar was among the objects discovered in a foundation deposit in front of the tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20) in the Valley of the Kings. For more information on this deposit, see 30.8.6.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Model Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's TombModel Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's TombModel Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's TombModel Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's TombModel Jar from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb

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.