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Kohl pot
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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.
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.