Paint Box that Belonged to Vizier Amenemope c. 1427–1401 BCE Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II [659 x 900]
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Paint Box that Belonged to Vizier Amenemope c. 1427–1401 BCE Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II [659 x 900]
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Painting was a popular and time-honored pastime among the upper classes in Egypt. This paint box still preserves its original cakes of pigment: one cake each of red (red ocher), blue (Egyptian blue), green (a mixture of Egyptian blue, yellow ocher, and orpiment) and two of black (carbon black, from charcoal). An inscription on the wooden paint box tells us it belonged to Amenemope, who was vizier, or prime minister, under Amenhotep II. Amenemope probably used his paint box for recreation. From [The Cleveland Museum of Art](https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680)