Kohl jar
Object type: Kohl jar
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Blue marble or anhydrite
Dimensions: a) Pot h. 2.5 cm (1 in)
b) Lid diam. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)
c) Disk in lid diam. 1.5 cm (9/16 in);  
Total: h. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); diam. 4 cm (1 9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: South area
Locus: Pit 11
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1931–32
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932