Kohl Container
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Object Label
Cosmetic containers are not always of such luxe quality as this example. Carved from a single piece of ivory, it is decorated in a fastidious and elaborate style typical of Nineteenth Dynasty art. On the back is a stylized bouquet of papyrus and lotus blossoms, pomegranates, and four pairs of ducks. On the front, a stylishly dressed woman is surrounded by blossoms. In her right hand she holds a tray of fruit. At her feet is a sacrificial calf. Piercing the container at the top are several holes for cords that held stoppers.
Caption
Kohl Container, ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.. Ivory, pigment, 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3/4 in. (14.6 x 8.5 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.51. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.49.51_front_wwg8.jpg)
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Title
Kohl Container
Date
ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 19
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Possible place made: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Ivory, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3/4 in. (14.6 x 8.5 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
49.51
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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