Wide-Necked Cosmetic Jar
New Kingdom
This wide-necked jar was excavated by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in 1916. When found, it contained a glass hairpin and a wooden kohl stick, a cosmetic implement used to apply eye makeup. Although the original contents were not preserved, stone jars such as this one were often used to store cosmetic oils and unguents. The jar had been placed near the head of a coffin along with a number of other objects that came to the Museum including: two other alabaster vessels (16.10.423–.424); one small ointment jar of serpentine (16.10.422); two pottery vessels (16.10.427–.428), a small ivory cosmetic box (16.10.425), and three ivory combs (16.10.428–.430).
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