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Object Number 15-12-50/B1280
Display Title Kohl stick of copper or bronze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal, copper kohl applicator, thin, long
Classification
  • Personal
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Dongola / <County> / <City> / Kerma
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 0.2 cm (2 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1280
Provenance
Collector George A. Reisner (1913)
Expedition Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1913)
Lender Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1915)
Donor Donated by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1929)

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