The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Jar for eye paint (kohl)

Jar for eye paint (kohl)

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date:: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos (Umm el-Qaab, Tell el-Manshiya, others), cemetery V, Tomb V21, EEF excavations, 1904
Medium:: Serpentine
Dimensions:: H. 2.5 cm (1 in)
Credit Line:: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904
Accession Number:: 04.18.45a–c

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Description

The piece is part of a group of objects found in tomb V21 at Abydos with two bodies. The group includes 04.18.1–04.18.49.
Provenance

Excavated at Abydos in 1904 by C. T. Currelly on behalf of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Acquired by the EEF in the division of finds. Donated by the EEF to the Metropolitan Museum in 1904.
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What
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Jars (4,427)

Cosmetics (331)

Serpentine (281)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

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Abydos (386)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
In the Museum
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