Kohl Jar with Lid and Ring Base
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Egyptian alabaster (calcite), gesso
DATES
ca. 2008â1721 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Middle Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
37.650Ea: 1 3/16 x Diam. 1 11/16 in. (3 x 4.3 cm)
37.650Eb: 1/4 x Diam. 1 1/4 in. (0.7 x 3.1 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.650Ea-b
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Calcite kohl jar in two parts; body (a) and ring (b). The actual lid is not preserved.
Condition: a) nick in shoulder; some residue of contents in interior. Dirty. b) Fragment reattached. Remains of gesso.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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