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Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope

c. 1427–1401 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II

(1425–1400 BCE)
Medium
boxwood with inscription inlaid in Egyptian blue
Measurements
Overall: 2.2 x 21 x 3.6 cm (7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.680
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Painting was a popular and time-honored pastime among the upper classes in Egypt.

Description

This paint box still preserves its original cakes of pigment: one cake each of red (red ochre), blue (Egyptian blue), green (a mixture of Egyptian blue, yellow ochre, and orpiment) and two of black (carbon black, from charcoal). It belonged to Amenemope, who was vizier, or prime minister, under Amenhotep II. Amenemope probably used his paint box for recreation.
A vertically oriented boxwood paint palette features five circular wells containing dried cakes of pigment. From top to bottom, the colors are burnt red, deep blue, pale green, and two black. The pigment has a cracked texture and has bled slightly onto the surrounding wood. Blue hieroglyphic inscriptions border the upper and lower short edges, while the natural wood grain runs vertically along the length of the narrow implement.

Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope

c. 1427–1401 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II (1425–1400 BCE)

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