Kohl pot
In ancient Egypt kohl pots were used for storing cosmetics, and this pot still retains traces of these pigments inside. Recent scientific analysis revealed these were a lead carbonate.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel LAD Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel LAD Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/769
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Material
- stone
- Common Name
- kohl pot
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Period Classification
- Middle Kingdom (Dynasties 11-13) - 2040-1750 BC
