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Kohl pot lid
Nubian
Late Meroitic Period
3rd century A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Karanog, Tomb G 116
Medium/Technique
Wood and ivory
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 4.5 x 4.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1124
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionCircular wooden kohl pot lid with ivory inlays arranged in star patterns, and bounded in registers by ivory dots.
ProvenanceFrom Karanog, tomb G 116. 1908: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1908-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)