Kohl Container in the Shape of a Palm Column
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19, about 1352–1213 BCE
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
8.3 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm (3 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
Classification
personal grooming / hygiene / cosmetic container
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43353
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....