Kohl vessel in the form of a nude woman
1550–1186 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePainted wood
DimensionsH. 12.8 cm, w. 3.6 cm, d. 6.8 cm
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4158
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
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.
designed in 1978; manufactured 1991
2140–1991 B.C.
1350–1070 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
13th-14th century
4th–3rd century B.C.