Ancient Egyptian kohl tube fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Roughly rectangular section from a tube, with a convex outer and concave inner surface. Probably a fragment from a pale blue or green glazed faience kohl tube. Has half of a column of hieroglyphs written in black on its outer surface, edged by a black. The inside surface is greenish in colour, but this may be due to its contents.

Ancient Egyptian kohl tube fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.53 A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: kohl tube fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 31mm , Width: 14mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S City of Akhenaten: Text 3 (vol.1) 1951 (p.70)
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483