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Kohl Container Inscribed for Queen Tiye18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III , 1410 - 1372 BCE

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Small ancient Egyptian faience object with four hollow cylindrical columns above a rectangular body, weathered teal-gray glaze, with hieroglyphic inscription in dark ink on the front face
Egyptian faience amulet with weathered blue-green glaze, rectangular form with three hollow cylindrical tubes rising from the top and vertical raised columns on the front face, a vertical cartouche with hieroglyphic inscription in the center panel.

Unknown, Kohl Container Inscribed for Queen Tiye, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III , 1410 - 1372 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kohl Container Inscribed for Queen Tiye
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III , 1410 - 1372 BCE
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
3 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 5 in. (8.26 × 5.4 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta
Accession Number
M.80.198.89
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art