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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