| Accession_Number
| E.62.40
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| Shape
| Kohl pot
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| Shape_description
| Three pieces. Lid is circular and flat with a central knob handle, also circular. Second piece is the ring which sits between lid and base and is circular with a central hole cut out and a rim on the underside so it sits in the base. Base is wide at shoulder and tapers to the bottom with smooth walls. At top is a slighlty raised rim to receive ring. Inside is a hollowed out cylinder, not to the contours of the outer wall.
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| Material
| Alabaster
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| Fabric
| Egyptian
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| Fabric_description
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| Munsell_color
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| Decoration
| Lid is white, naturally occuring wavy pattern on top and bottom. Ring is more yellow in colour than lid and with less patterning. Base is yellower than the other two pieces and with the same wave pattern as the lid on one side. Heavy object.
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| Condition
| All pieces intact. Still sit nicely together. White deposits on bottom part around rim and on the underside of the ring. Dark deposits (or remains of kohl) caught in the ribbing in base. Sandy deposits on outer surface of base have changed the colour considerably.
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| Technique/Style
| Carved
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| Provenance
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| Period
| Middle Kingdom: 11 dynasty
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| Date
| 2 millenium BC
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| Dating_details
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| Artist
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| Attribution
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| Image
| 
2002.98.0008.jpg |
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| Bibliography
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| Beazley_DB
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| Height
| 4.7
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| Diameters
| 4.1
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| Handle_height
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| Other_dims.
| Height of base 3.4
Height of ring 0.6
Height of lid 0.9
Diameter of lid 3.7
Base diameter 2.2
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| Location
| Body Beautiful
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| Edited_by
| Denise; Julia
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| Date_edited
| 17 September 2002; 23.05.2016
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