Circular Basket with Conical Lid

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This small basket was found with the burial of an unnamed woman. When discovered, the basket contained a small wood box, a kohl jar and stick, and bundles of braids and hair extensions. These would have been used to augment the owner’s own hair to create the fashionable hairstyles of the period.

Circular Basket with Conical Lid, Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord

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Circular Basket with Conical Lid, Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord
Circular Basket with Conical Lid, Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord
Circular Basket with Conical Lid, Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord
Circular Basket with Conical Lid, Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord

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