Kohl Tube Held by a Dwarf
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, ca. 1717–1550 BC. Steatite. H. 5.8 × W. 2.4 × D. 2.3 cm (2 5/16 × 15/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 carved steatite figure depicts a human (possibly a dwarf) with a painted-in or incised face and torso, shown standing and holding an object across the body.
The image shows a small, front-facing anthropomorphic statue carved from a light-colored stone. The figure’s head has a defined face (almond-shaped eyes and a simplified mouth) and a stylized hairstyle. The torso is narrow with arms positioned as if holding an item against the chest; one arm crosses inward while the other supports or grips the object. The figure’s limbs and hands are simplified in a way consistent with Middle/Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period-style small statuary. No legible painted pigments are clearly discernible from the photo, and there is no visible inscription or cartouche on the figure’s surface. A dark, rectangular display base is visible beneath the carving. No clear tube shape is visible in this view, but the overall pose is consistent with the catalogued subject of a “kohl tube held by a dwarf,” though the tube itself is not distinctly identifiable in the photograph.
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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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