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Kohl jar
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 11–17
2061–1550 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Anhydrite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.5 x 2.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.559
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHalf of upper rim missing, lower rim nicked.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)