Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Kohl Jar Middle KingdomAbydos, Egypt

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 13.1029. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 13.1029
Find spot: Abydos, Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.
Date range: 1938 BCE – 1700 BCE
Materials: ['Egyptian alabaster']
Height: 5.2 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Kohl Jar (13.1029). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/31807

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Caption: Kohl Jar, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster, 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.2 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1029. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Abydos

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BKM-Accession 13.1029 tier-2
BKM-Object 3088 tier-2

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