Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid

Middle Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

This small jar is composed of a base, neck, and lid. Its style suggests that it once held a substance used as eyepaint.

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Jewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met

Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Kohl jar with a separate neck and lid, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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