Kohl jar

Museum number:
9-12797a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210912797a@2cb
Description:
kohl applicator and holder, bronze; a) holder on box: 6-sided vessel with scalloped edge at top; height 9.9 cm.; b) applicator: elongated pin-like applicator with floral openwork top which has Arabic letters on both sides and "1" on one side; length 12.2 cm.
Collection place:
India
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kohl containers
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Kohl jar, accession number 9-12797a,b, described as kohl applicator and holder, bronze; a) holder on box: 6-sided vessel with scalloped edge at top; height 9.9 cm.; b) applicator: elongated pin-like applicator with floral openwork top which has Arabic letters on both sides and "1" on one side; length 12.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Kohl jar, accession number 9-12797a,b, described as kohl applicator and holder, bronze; a) holder on box: 6-sided vessel with scalloped edge at top; height 9.9 cm.; b) applicator: elongated pin-like applicator with floral openwork top which has Arabic letters on both sides and "1" on one side; length 12.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kohl jar, accession number 9-12797a,b, described as kohl applicator and holder, bronze; a) holder on box: 6-sided vessel with scalloped edge at top; height 9.9 cm.; b) applicator: elongated pin-like applicator with floral openwork top which has Arabic letters on both sides and "1" on one side; length 12.2 cm.

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