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Kohl jar
Kohl jar

Kohl jar

FindspotProbably San el-Hagar, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsOverall: Height 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.202
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. The stone ledger says that this object was from the EEF excavations at San el-Hagar. A note added to the accession card indicates that the object is from Naukratis instead.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Group shot: 01.7268, 01.7269
1550–1295 B.C.
Mortar
1550–1295 B.C.
Burnishing stone
1550–1295 B.C.
Stone seal
600–550 B.C.
Kohl jar
1700–1295 B.C.
Kerma: Misc. stone, faience, ivory and pottery, Su.62 (MFA), 63 (=MFA 13.4043), 64, 65 (MFA), 6…
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot:  a)19.1572; b) 19.1575; c) 19.1586; d) 19.1584; e) 19.1580; f) 19.1569-70; g) 50.40…
2000–1500 B.C.
Weights?
1570–1070 B.C.