Breccia Kohl Pot
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
White and red limestone breccia consists of limestone fragments in a red matrix of hematite and carbonate. Although the stone was available throughout Upper Egypt, craftsmen used it for vessels only during the Predynastic era, the early Eighteenth Dynasty, and the Roman occupation. This vessel can be precisely dated because its shape is very similar to that of another kohl pot inscribed for Queen Ahmose-Nofretary, chief wife of King Ahmose.
Caption
Breccia Kohl Pot, ca. 1539–1478 B.C.E.. Breccia, 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6 x 6.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.643E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.643E_erg2.jpg)
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Title
Breccia Kohl Pot
Date
ca. 1539–1478 B.C.E.
Dynasty
early Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Breccia
Classification
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6 x 6.1 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.643E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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