Kohl tube and lid

Museum number:
6-23505a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Tube for kohl with lid. Double bore tube, small hole drilled at center back top with small stick in it, this stick also inserts through small hole in lid to form hinge. Body of tube (a) darker wood than lid (b). Body 6.1 cm long, lid 2.8 cm wide.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3587 (87), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500 Tomb 87
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC) and 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Kohl tubes
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Kohl tube and lid, accession number 6-23505a,b, described as Tube for kohl with lid. Double bore tube, small hole drilled at center back top with small stick in it, this stick also inserts through small hole in lid to form hinge. Body of tube (a) darker wood than lid (b). Body 6.1 cm long, lid 2.8 cm wide.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Kohl tube and lid, accession number 6-23505a,b, described as Tube for kohl with lid. Double bore tube, small hole drilled at center back top with small stick in it, this stick also inserts through small hole in lid to form hinge. Body of tube (a) darker wood than lid (b). Body 6.1 cm long, lid 2.8 cm wide.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kohl tube and lid, accession number 6-23505a,b, described as Tube for kohl with lid. Double bore tube, small hole drilled at center back top with small stick in it, this stick also inserts through small hole in lid to form hinge. Body of tube (a) darker wood than lid (b). Body 6.1 cm long, lid 2.8 cm wide.

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