Jar for Eye Paint (kohl) with Attached Stand

Middle Kingdom

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The piece is part of a group of objects found in tomb V21 at Abydos with two bodies (04.18.1–04.18.49). The ointment jars 04.18.47a, b and .48a, b in the group can be dated by comparison with similar jars found at Dahshur and with the box 26.7.1438 (26.7.1439a, b-.1441a, b, .1442) inscribed with the name of Amenemhat IV (ca. 1814-1805 B. C.).

Jar for Eye Paint (kohl) with Attached Stand, Anhydrite

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Jar for Eye Paint (kohl) with Attached Stand, Anhydrite
Jar for Eye Paint (kohl) with Attached Stand, Anhydrite
Jar for Eye Paint (kohl) with Attached Stand, Anhydrite

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