Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

In 1908-1914, Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon excavated in a section of the Theban necropolis known as lower Asasif. This area contained a Middle Kingdom tomb with a huge courtyard that was reused as a cemetery for about a century between late Dynasty 17 and the early joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III in Dynasty 18 (ca. 1575-1475 B.C.). Carter and Carnarvon excavated half of the cemetery before moving on the Valley of the Kings. In 1915-1916, the Museum’s Egyptian Expedition excavated the other half. The objects displayed in gallery 114 come from both of these excavations.

This toiletry set includes a tube for the eye cosmetic kohl, a razor, tweezers, a whetstone, and a mirror. The objects were in a rush basket found during the Carter/Carnarvon excavations.

Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, Bronze or copper alloy, stone, ivory, wood

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Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, Bronze or copper alloy, stone, ivory, wood
Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, Bronze or copper alloy, stone, ivory, wood
Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, Bronze or copper alloy, stone, ivory, wood

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