AN INSCRIBED STEATITE TRIPLE TUBULAR KOHL-FLASK
AN INSCRIBED STEATITE TRIPLE TUBULAR KOHL-FLASK

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AN INSCRIBED STEATITE TRIPLE TUBULAR KOHL-FLASK
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1300-1100 B.C.
The central tube of the kohl-flask inscribed with the hieroglyphs for 'eye-paint' on one side and Wadj (green?) on the other, the two tubes on either side decorated with alternating incised zigzags and hatching, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; and a truncated pyramidal cosmetic palette in the form of an oval dish with the stippled head of a bound antelope emerging in one corner, with a foliate design in the other three corners, New Kingdom, 3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) across (2)

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