Kohl vessel
- Accession Number
- W311
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Stone case
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Cosmetic and medical equipment and implements, Kohl, Kohl pot
- Classification
- Aston type 164
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Provenance
- Egypt, Mostagedda, Grave 11712
- Measurements
- Height: 59mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
- Description
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A dark schist kohl vessel with a broken rim. The shape dates to the early Eighteenth Dynasty. It was excavated in 1929 by Guy Brunton (British Museum) in tomb 11712 at Mostagedda. The excavation report describes the tomb as consisting of a "female with infant beside her. Kohl pot on her chest" [Brunton 1937, 135].
- Bibliography
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Aston, Barbara G. 1994. Ancient Egyptian stone vessels: materials and forms. Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens 5. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag. [p. 148 type164?] Brunton, Guy 1937. Mostagedda and the Tasian culture: British Museum expedition to Middle Egypt, first and second years, 1928, 1929. London: Bernard Quaritch. [p. 135, pl. LXXX.9]
- Wellcome Number
- A87003
- Other Identity
- W1550 (number deleted) | 150 (round white label) | 29/11712 (excavation number)
- Previous Owners
- Guy Brunton (1878–1948) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Excavation Details
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Excavated in 1929 by Guy Brunton (British Museum) in tomb 11712 at Mostagedda.
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 09 Feb 2021