Kohl Jar with Incised Figures
ca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The images decorating the surface of this kohl jar resemble figures on Hyksos scarabs. This object was probably made in Thebes during the Seventeenth Dynasty, when the Hyksos controlled much of northern Egypt.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Cosmetic
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt, Place collected: Thebes, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 17
- Dimensions
- 2 3/8 x diam. at base 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.122
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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