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Cosmetic jar, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1814-1805 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.), 26.79-2 are ointment jars that were found scattered at the bottom of a tomb shaft at Thebes. Nearby was a box belonging to a man named Kemeni. Kemeni's box has a drawer with spaces for eight small ointment jars, so it is assumed that the box and jars go together. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)