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<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)
Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)
<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall02.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall02.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall03.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall03.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_threequarter.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_threequarter.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_top.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_top.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_bottom.JPG)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_bottom.JPG)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_37.80E_NegGrpA_cropped_print_bw.jpg)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_37.80E_NegGrpA_cropped_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1638E_37.80E_NegGrpA_print_bw.jpg)

Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.1638E_37.80E_NegGrpA_print_bw.jpg)

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Kohl Jar

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Wood, stucco, pigment
DIMENSIONS 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1638E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Kohl Jar. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)
IMAGE overall, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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<em>Kohl Jar</em>. Wood, stucco, pigment, 6 5/16 × Greatest diam. 1 3/8 in. (16 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1638E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1638E_overall01.JPG)

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Kohl Jar
Cosmetic vessel

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egyptian
egypt
new york historical society collection
kohl
pot
tube
Wood
Kohl Jar
Cosmetic vessel

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