Kohl jar
1991–about 1640 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueObsidian and gold
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 2.9 x 2.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession number1973.663
On View
On viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1967, sold by Robert Gordon Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 1]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1973, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 9, 1974)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Horace Mayer to Edward Terrace of the MFA (November 17, 1967). First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 17, 1967 (loan no. 206.67).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Horace Mayer to Edward Terrace of the MFA (November 17, 1967). First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 17, 1967 (loan no. 206.67).
2061–1570 B.C.
2420–2389 B.C.
623–568 B.C.
555–542 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–343 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.