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Kohl pot and lid

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Container for galena, the lead ore used in ancient Egypt by both men and women to paint the eyebrows. This example was excavated by Flinders Petrie in the Middle Kingdom cemeteries at Hu in Upper Egypt.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1901:792

Dating

12TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

HIW/HU/DIOSPOLIS PARVA

Category

KOHL POT

Material

ANHYDRITE

Technique

POLISHED; CARVED

Height

4.2 cm

Diameter

4 cm

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