Ointment Jar

Ointment Jar. New Kingdom. Dynasty 18. early. circa 1550Ð1450 B.C. From Egypt. Upper Egypt. Thebes. Asasif. Courtyard CC 41. Pit 3. Burial B 4. Between head of coffin and wall. 1915Ð16. Serpentinite (green). H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). Although the form changed slightly from one period to the next. ointment jars that flare out from base to rim had been used by the Egyptians since the Pyramid Age. more than 1000 years before this jar was made. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)