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Kohl pot, lid, and kohl powder
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
3.85 x 3.3
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2726
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionJar complete except for chip on rim. Longish neck, narrow profile. Lid is a simple disc without ridges or button for fitting into mouth. Lots of loose kohl powder still in jar. Both pieces blackened from it.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag: S.F.500.1923: 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. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)