Kohl vessel
- Accession Number
- W314
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Cosmetic and medical equipment and implements, Kohl, Kohl pot
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Measurements
- Height: 4cm
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Small pale green kohl vessel with rounded shoulders and wide thin rim. Purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1932.
- Bibliography
-
Aston, Barbara G. 1994. Ancient Egyptian stone vessels: materials and forms. Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens 5. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag. [p.147 type 163]
- Wellcome Number
- A114073
- Other Identity
- W1569 (number deleted) | 169 (round white sticker)
- Auction Details
- Fifteen early stone vases, found in Egypt
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
