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Kohl pot

Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .021 H. .044 W.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3825
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. 1913: 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.

Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / X
Peg
early 3rd–mid 3rd century B.C.
Pestle
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.
Rubbing stone (?)
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.