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Kohl Jar

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Serpentinite, galena. H. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); Greatest diam. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), Inside 36..59a, b (Basket "O"), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

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 a small Egyptian stone cosmetic (kohl) jar with a matching spatula/rod placed beside it.

The image shows a squat, bulbous jar carved from a dark, mottled stone with a wide circular mouth and slightly constricted neck. The surface has natural speckling and veining consistent with a hard stone material; no carved figures or inscriptions are visible on the jar. A reddish-brown cylindrical rod/spatula lies horizontally in front of the jar, with one end extending toward the viewer; it appears to be a separate tool or stick associated with applying kohl. The background is plain and provides no additional context. There is no clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text present in the photograph.

daily life New Kingdom (per catalogue) good
Materials dark mottled stone (consistent with serpentinite/galena catalogue description, exact match not visually confirmable)reddish-brown rod/spatula (material unclear)

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276634 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.62 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543990 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.