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Kohl pot

Kohl pot
 Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties XVI–XVII 1650 BCE-1550 BCE

Medium
calcite
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
calcite
Measurements
2.7 × 3.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
3380-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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