Small Bag-shaped Jar
- Accession Number
- EC1343
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Cosmetic and medical equipment and implements, Kohl, Kohl pot
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Material
- Pottery (Marl)
- Measurements
- Height 36mm | Rim Diameter 36mm| Maximam Diameter 37mm| Height of Maximam Diameter 15mm| Base Diameter 19mm| Vessel Index 102
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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A small bag-shaped jar with an outside rolled rim and a flat base. The jar is from the New Kingdom and was made on the wheel. The surface around the base has been shaved by a hand tool. It has been made out of marl clay. The vessel is in one piece with some discolouration to the surface. There is a round paper label covering the base with the number '207'. There is a line on the side in pencil.
- Munsell Chart reading
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Exterior- 10YR 7/2 light gray Interior- 10YR 7/2 light gray
- Other Identity
- W1607 (number on VA Donohue catalogue card) | 1607 (no. on VA Donohue card) | 32/11 (label inside vessel) | 207 (label inside on base)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 01 Apr 2022