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The incised scene on the front of the box depicts Cupbearer Kemini, a high-ranking servant who was the only one allowed to wait on the royal table, presenting a vessel of ointment to Pharaoh Amenemhat IV. It’s uncertain if the box originally belonged to Kemini or Amenemhat, but it was found in the tomb of Pharaoh Renseneb, a descendent of Amenemhat who ruled for four months in 1777 BCE.

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