Breccia Kohl Pot
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
White and red limestone breccia consists of limestone fragments in a red matrix of hematite and carbonate. Although the stone was available throughout Upper Egypt, craftsmen used it for vessels only during the Predynastic era, the early Eighteenth Dynasty, and the Roman occupation. This vessel can be precisely dated because its shape is very similar to that of another kohl pot inscribed for Queen Ahmose-Nofretary, chief wife of King Ahmose.
MEDIUM
Breccia
DATES
ca. 1539-1478 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
early Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6 x 6.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.643E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Red and white Limestone Breccia. Cover missing.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Breccia Kohl Pot, ca. 1539-1478 B.C.E. Breccia, 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6 x 6.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.643E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.643E_erg2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.37.643E_erg2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 10/16/2007
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