Kohl Tube
c. 1392 BC - c. 1334 BC (made)
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Core-formed, dark blue glass kohl jar in the shape of a palm column, with applied thread decoration in yellow and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Core-formed glass with applied thread decoration |
| Brief description | Kohl tube in the shape of a palm column, in dark blue decorated with yellow and blue. Egypt (possibly Malqata or el-Amarna), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 |
| Physical description | Core-formed, dark blue glass kohl jar in the shape of a palm column, with applied thread decoration in yellow and white. |
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| Gallery label | This vessel was intended to hold cosmetic eye paint. It is in the shape of a palm column, reflecting architectural prototypes. |
| Object history | The original accession registers for this object state that it is said to have come from a Greek tomb. Purchased from John Webb. |
| Bibliographic reference | For comparable examples see A. P. Kozloff and B.M. Bryan, Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his World (Cleveland, 1992): 388-9, nos. 96-97 |
| Other number | 8004 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | 1047-1868 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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