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Dwarf holding a jar

Possibly from Amarna
Reign of Akhenaten, 1353 - 1336 B.C.
Boxwood; h. 5.9 cm, w. 1.8 cm, d. 2.6 cm
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1948 48.296

Cosmetic containers included novel items shaped like servants bearing jars. The dwarf's vessel is inscribed with the names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

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