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Collections

Double Kohl Tube and Stick19th Dynasty, circa 1315-1201 BCE

Not on view
Two-part wooden and stone object: three fused dark brown cylinders topped with a pale tan trefoil-shaped stone piece with a central hole, alongside a tapered dark wood rod
Fire-making set of dark brown wood: two cylindrical blocks joined side by side, each with a shallow drilled hollow at top, paired with a slender pointed drill stick with a bulbed lower end.

Unknown, Double Kohl Tube and Stick, 19th Dynasty, circa 1315-1201 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Nancy Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Double Kohl Tube and Stick
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
19th Dynasty, circa 1315-1201 BCE
Medium
Ebony
Dimensions
Tube: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. (3.81 x 3.175 x 1.5875 cm) Length (Stick length): 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Nancy Thomas
Accession Number
AC1999.116.3a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art