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Kohl jar
Kohl jar

Kohl jar

2061–1640 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBlack serpentine
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 5 x 7.3 cm (1 15/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.566
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ClassificationsVessels
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)