Kohl Tube Holder in the Form of a Papyrus Column

Unknown

ca. 1390–1352 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

This openwork kohl container would have held a tube for eye paint (kohl). The decoration around the bottom consists of papyrus plants. Around the center, the emblem of the goddess Hathor is flanked by two cats, and an image of the goddess Taweret appears on the opposite side.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926