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An obsidian kohl pot, finely worked and highly polished.

Pot voor kohl van obsidiaan, fijn bewerkt en zorgvuldig gepolijst.

Étui à kohol en obsidienne, de belle facture, soigneusement poli.

Ein fein gearbeiteter und hochglanzpolierter Kohlbehälter aus Obsidian.

Vaso per kohl in ossidiana, finemente lavorato e lucidato.

Estojo de kohol, em obsidiana, minuciosamente trabalhado e fortemente polido.

Bote de kohol en obsidiana, delicadamente trabajado y muy pulido.

An obsidian kohl pot, finely worked and highly polished.

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A gift from the Trustees of the Wellcome Collection, part of the Wellcome Foundation for the History of Medicine. The pot was originally part of the MacGregor collection, sold at Sotheby's in 1922.

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Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley, "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in the Liverpool Museum", 1995, 51; pl. 71.

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Material: 
It appears that obsidian does not occur naturally in Egypt but comes from the Sudan, Abyssinia, some Mediterranean islands and other areas within Asia Minor. 

Preservation: 
The pot has a slate lid, probably not the original. the rim is slightly chipped.

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