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Source Description
This fragment of a double kohl box is decorated with a female figure shown in relief on a rectangular background. She stands facing left with one hand at her waist cupped upward. She is nude except for a wig with long lappets. The wig is surmounted by a pad in which fresh flowers could be inserted to make a crown. The mouth of the left tube is preserved. The back of the box is missing. The box and the type of decoration are well known.
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Document identity
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12530
label
Female Figure
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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12530
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object
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normalized
title
Female Figure
description
This fragment of a double kohl box is decorated with a female figure shown in relief on a rectangular background. She stands facing left with one hand at her waist cupped upward. She is nude except for a wig with long lappets. The wig is surmounted by a pad in which fresh flowers could be inserted to make a crown. The mouth of the left tube is preserved. The back of the box is missing. The box and the type of decoration are well known.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th-late 8th century BCE (Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period)
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CC0
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en
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
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6182
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EGY
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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405913e469333656