Kohl pot

Description

Travertine kohl pot, bi-conal shape with a disk rim, cylindrical cavity and rectangular foot on four short legs, excavated in Tomb 52, cemetery A: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Haraga, 12th Dynasty, c.1880-1750 BC

Museum reference

A.1914.1099

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kohl pot

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Travertine

Collection place(s)

Haraga, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Kohl pot lid, 1914.1099 A

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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