Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amunhotep III and Queen Tiye New KingdomEgypt
Description
Object Label: Shaped like a slender reed flute, this tube once contained eye paint called kohl that would have been applied with a wooden or faience stick. Its form may refer to Hathor, a goddess associated with both reeds and music. One of several examples inscribed with the names of the king and queen, this tube was probably a royal possession or a gift to a loyal courtier. Caption: Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amunhotep III and Queen Tiye, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E.. Faience, 7/8 × 5 5/16 in. (2.2 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.598E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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- Brooklyn 37.598E PNM text
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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- BKM-Accession 37.598E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4051 tier-2
- PNM-Object pnm:83913775 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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