Kohl jar

Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom

ca. 1635–1458 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Kohl jar
Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–18
Date: ca. 1635–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 2, Burial B 3, In coffin, MMA excavations, 1915–16
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: h. 6 cm (2 3/8 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Object Number: 16.10.238a, b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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