Kohl jar
Description
Late Middle Kingdom - early Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13, ca. 1850–1640 B.C. Serpentinite. h. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in). From: tomb of Senwosretankh, Surface burial 40, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1933.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small, dark stone cosmetic vessel with a rounded body and a separate flat lid, photographed against a neutral background.
The image shows a squat, vase-like jar with a narrow neck opening and a gently flaring base. A dark, highly polished surface with lighter streaks/scratches is visible, and the top is covered by a similarly dark, slightly domed/flat lid. No carved decoration, painted surface, or legible inscriptions are visible on either the body or the lid in this view. There are no clearly identifiable hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text elements. The overall form is consistent with a cosmetic container (kohl jar) in general appearance, but the specific catalogued material/stone type (serpentinite) cannot be confirmed visually from the photo alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116726728 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.15a–c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543986 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.