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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Kohl Tube

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period-Roman Period
Date722 BCE - 642 CE
MediumIvory
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 7/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in., 17 g (8.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, 5/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.1015
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 4.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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Kohl Tube
1390-1353 BCE
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Kohl Applicator
722 BCE-642 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Kohl Tube
mid 4th-mid 5th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Kohl Stick
2000-331 BCE
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Kohl Jar
1539-1292 BCE
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Kohl Jar Lid
1539-1292 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Double Kohl Tube
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Cosmetic Tube with Lid
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
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Fragment of a Decorated Kohl Pot
30 BCE-642 CE
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Kohl Jar
1878-1630 BCE
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Cosmetic Tube
2nd Century CE
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Fragment of Lid from Kohl Pot
1980-1760 BCE