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Kohl jar with lid

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Description

Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C. Serpentinite. H. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in); diam. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in). From: Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial B 2, In coffin, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1916.

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.

Photograph of an Egyptian stone cosmetic container with a fitted lid lying beside or partially separated from the main jar.

The image shows a squat, rounded jar form in mottled dark stone with lighter speckling, likely with a narrower neck and flared rim. A circular, slightly domed lid is visible: one lid appears detached in the foreground while another lid/top surface is also visible on the jar. No decorative reliefs, figurative elements, or legible inscriptions are apparent on the photographed surfaces. The mottled stone texture is consistent with a dark igneous/semiprecious stone appearance rather than painted plaster or ceramic. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text can be confidently read; any marks appear to be part of the stone’s natural pattern or surface pitting.

decorative Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom (per catalogue; visual details insufficient to refine further) good
Materials stone (mottled dark, speckled; likely serpentinite as catalogued)

Connections

Found at Asasif

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252144 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 16.10.419a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543989 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.