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Kohl jar lid

2000–1500 B.C.
FindspotGinari, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H: 1.0 cm D: 4.0 cm
Credit LineArchaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession number19.1570
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Gennari (west bank) (ASN 58/ 119) 1908. 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.
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.
Weights?
1570–1070 B.C.