Kohl Jar

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Kohl Jar

Place

Egypt (Object made in:)

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2055 BCE–1773 BCE

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Dimensions

a (jar): 4.82 × 3.8 × 3.9 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.) b (lid): .4 × 4 × 3.4 cm (3/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.662a-b

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