Foundation deposit
crucible
clay
papyrus
baked mud
Crucible, conical in shape, modelled in hand, never baked. No traces of usage. Length 21.5cm.
Excavated by the H.E. Winlock (Metropolitan Museum of Art) in the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari ( deposit B, group B) in 1920-1922. Gained by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1922 in the division of finds (Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness gift).
Museum object