Elaborate Unguent Vessel
Calcite, Paint
Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62).
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamun (1355-1346 BCE).
Tutankhamun's tomb held more than eighty vessels of oils and unguents, but thieves stole most of the contents. This container has a central frieze in which the royal throne name appears in a cryptographic writing, ensuring the survival of the king's name.
King Tut exhibit, Seattle Washington, 2012.
Elaborate Unguent Vessel
Calcite, Paint
Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62).
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamun (1355-1346 BCE).
Tutankhamun's tomb held more than eighty vessels of oils and unguents, but thieves stole most of the contents. This container has a central frieze in which the royal throne name appears in a cryptographic writing, ensuring the survival of the king's name.
King Tut exhibit, Seattle Washington, 2012.