<em>Kohl Jar with Incised Figures</em>, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E. Limestone, 2 3/8 x diam. at base 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.122. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.122_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Kohl Jar with Incised Figures

Medium: Limestone

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Dates:ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 2 3/8 x diam. at base 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm)

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Accession Number: 16.122

Image: CUR.16.122_NegA_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Limestone kohl jar with crudely incised decorations around major portion of entire body. Condition: Base chipped, large crack runs through one-half of body; cover missing. Small section of incised decoration has black remaining in it possibly the original inlay. Design consists of two panels separated by chevrons; one panel contains Horus Falcon and the goddess Thueris. Very crude work. Jar is solid excepting for cylindrical hold bored to receive contents. Probably a funerary piece.

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