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Accession_Number E.62.45
Shape Kohl pot
Shape_description
Material Alabaster
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Alabaster kohl pot of distinctive 18th Dynasty shape. Finer than E62.39, with moulded base, pronounced shoulders, wide, fluted mouth. Flat, circular lid. No decoration.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact, including top lid and pot. The lid has a about 1/4 of the rim missing, a large chip and several smaller chips around the lip. There is dark deposit around the shoulder and there is a large chip missing from the rim of the base.
Technique/Style
Provenance Unknown
Period New Kingdom: 18 dynasty
Date 1550-1307
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Side view of Alabaster Kohl pot.

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Side view of Alabaster Kohl pot showing damage to base.

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Underside of Alabaster Kohl pot lid

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Side view of Alabaster Kohl pot with lid.
Comparanda
Bibliography RUCR II p100
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height Without lid: 6.3, with: 6.9
Diameters 7.0
Handle_height
Other_dims. Lip: 7.1, mouth: 2.3, lid: 7.0
Location Egypt
Edited_by Leigh; Kinsey
Date_edited 2/8/02; 09.01.2006
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