All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1292212
(stock #S.8)
Biblical Artifacts
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New Kingdom, c. 1550-1077 BCE
Made of soft limestone, the five drilled tubes that make up the majority of this piece would have originally held the eye makeup so important to ancient hygiene. A flat lid would have also originally been attached via a small metal pin placed in the hole on top of the vessel between two of the tubes, thus protecting the ointment from any contamination while not in use.
A rare example in fine condition with natural patina present.
7.3 x 5.7 ...