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Kohl jar and lid
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, S.F. 168
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height x depth: 5.5 x 5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3691a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionIt is made of pale gray marble. There are traces of antimony. The base is flat and footed, and the rim is flattened and everted. Black smudges of kohl are on the rim. The lid is disc shaped. It is complete.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. 1913: 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.
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 168
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 168