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Kohl jar
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–20
2061–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.2 x 2.2 cm (7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.541
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionKohl jar with a high shouldered body. The base is flat, and the rim is slightly rolled and everted. Inside it is blackened with residue. It is complete.
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)