A Published Egyptian Faience Double Kohl Jar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
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This elegant cosmetic vessel is made of blue-green faience and consists of two joined kohl jars modeled in the shape of stylized Nile water vases. The paired containers rise from a shared rectangular base, their balanced proportions and restrained contours reflecting the Late Period preference for symmetry and clarity of form.
Such double kohl jars were used to store eye cosmetics, most commonly kohl, which played both practical and ritual roles in ancient Egyptian daily life.
Published: Ede, "Antiquities" Catalog 127 (1983), object #45.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Height: 2.5 inches (6.3 cm)
Condition: Minor chip to one corner of the base. Otherwise intact and in good condition, with consistent surface wear and glaze preservation appropriate to age.
Provenance: Thilo and lzora Steinschulte private collection, VA, acquired in 1983 from Charles Ede, Ltd., London, then by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the original collector's paperwork, Ede catalog, invoice and COA.
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