Kohl container lid - ROM2018_16224_37

ROM2018_16224_37

Kohl container lid

Medium:Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Geography: Undetermined site, Egypt
Date: c. 1985-1773 BC
Period: 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom
Dimensions:
0.5 × 8 cm
Object number: 909.80.168
On view
Gallery Location:Galleries of Africa: Egypt
DescriptionThis is a lid for a kohl pot.  The upper surface is slightly convex on the outside.  A shallow stopper held it in place originally.
Cataloguer: Gayle Gibson (ROM Staff, 1990-2015, ROM Volunteer 2015-Present)
Collection:
Egypt
Department: World Cultures: Egyptian
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