Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Kohl Jar (with Stick 16.10.361c)

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Description

Wood, green eye paint

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A wooden container with a lid and a stick, likely serving as a cosmetic jar or similar item.

The artifact consists of a wooden vessel with a separate lid alongside a slender stick, possibly intended for mixing or application. The wood is darkened and aged, with visible cracking likely due to its antiquity. The overall composition suggests a utilitarian purpose, possibly related to personal grooming or ritual practices, typical in ancient Egyptian daily life objects.

daily life unknown fragmentary
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280645 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 16.10.361a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546885 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.