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Hematite kohl stick

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 342

Medium/Technique Hematite
Dimensions Length: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3112
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionKohl stick with bulbous end, other end broken.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 342. 1910-11: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

(accession date: December 7, 1911)