Kohl Tube Holder in the Form of a Papyrus Column
This openwork kohl container would have held a tube for eye paint (kohl). The decoration around the bottom consists of papyrus plants. Around the center, the emblem of the goddess Hathor is flanked by two cats, and an image of the goddess Taweret appears on the opposite side.
Artwork Details
- Title: Kohl Tube Holder in the Form of a Papyrus Column
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
- Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H.9.9 × Dia.3.5 cm (3 7/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.914
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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