Cylindrical jar with flaring rim and base. Banded Egyptian alabaster. Perfumed ointments and unguents were stored in jars like this. 

Danson Catalogue 2 no. 19: 'Sent to me by J.R.D. from Cairo'. Base is marked in ink 'From J.R.D.  P.T. 40  No. 19'. 

CONDITION NOTE 1998: Chipped, cracked, surface dirt,label adhered to surface.

Ointment Jar | National Museums Liverpool

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Cylindrical jar with flaring rim and base. Banded Egyptian alabaster. Perfumed ointments and unguents were stored in jars like this. Danson Catalogue 2 no. 19: 'Sent to me by J.R.D. from Cairo'. Base is marked in ink 'From J.R.D. P.T. 40 No. 19'. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Chipped, cracked, surface dirt,label adhered to surface.

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