Kohl Jar with Lid, Egyptian Travertine
A small squat vessel carved from pale yellowish-cream stone, with a broad flat disc lid resting on a short, rounded body that narrows to a flared foot. The surface is smooth and softly translucent against a plain gray background, with faint mottling visible across its sides.
- Artist
- Ancient Egyptian
- Date
- Middle Kingdom-early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 18, about 1985-1479 BCE
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1348 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -1479).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson