This bag-shaped vase, originally closed by a stopper, was opened in the early twentieth century and emptied of the aromatic substance it contained – an oil mixed with lime, frankincense and myrrh, according to tests done at the time – to measure its capacity, which turned out to be of 3.72 liters, that is, rather less than specified by the inscription (9 henu, or 4.33 liters). Its material, size and shape, as well as the presence of the king’s cartouche, strongly suggest it may have belonged to Djehuty, although the style of the hieroglyphs is different.
