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Kohl pot
Nubian
Meroitic Period
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Ganmai, Grave 111
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 6.9 x 3.4 cm rim (2 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession Number42.155
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionLathe turned; cracked but perfect, incised horizontal lines. Lid missing.
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave 111, object #14. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.