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A fine alabaster kohl pot with the form of a tapering cylinder.

Pot voor kohl van fijn albast met taps toelopende houder.

Bel étui à kohol en albâtre en forme de cylindre évasé.

Ein schöner Kohlbehälter mit geschwungenem zylindrischem Körper.

Raffinato vaso in alabastro per kohl a forma di cilindro affusolato.

Estojo de kohol, em alabastro, com cilíndro cónico.

Un precioso bote de alabastro para kohol en forma de cilindro apuntado.

A fine alabaster kohl pot with the form of a tapering cylinder.

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A gift from the Trustees of the Wellcome collection, part of the collection of the Wellcome Foundation for the History of Medicine. Originally part of the MacGregor collection, sold at Sotheby's in 1922.

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Bibliography

Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley, "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in the Liverpool Museum", 1995, 50; pl. 68.

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Provenance: 
Possibly Esna.

Site: 
Possibly Esna.

Preservation: 
The lid is missing.

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