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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Jar for Eye Paint
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Jar for Eye Paint

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 2305-2152 BCE
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.2 x 2.8 cm)
Object numberX.0004.013
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - February 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2006
Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
ProvenanceSaid to have been purchased by Immanuel Ben-Dor (1901-1969) with museum funds.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1878-1630 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
2305-2152 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2305-2152 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2305-2152 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1292 BCE (?)
© Bruce M. White, 2013.
1939-1760 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2543-2120 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2543-2120 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2543-2120 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
2543-2120 BCE