© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Jar for Eye Paint

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, possibly Dynasty 6

Dateca. 2305-2152 BCE

MediumCalcite (Egyptian alabaster)

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

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