Globular container

Globular container with a flat bottom and a small convex lip. The quite large opening at the top is closed with a flat disc made of a grey-green hard stone inset into the neck of the vessel. The narrow hole nonetheless allows for the insertion of the stick used for applying the cosmetic, which was probably kohl.

Present location INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number L 0627

Dating CLASSICAL KERMA

Archaeological Site MIRGISSA

Category VASE

Material CALCITE/ALABASTER; SERPENTINITE

Technique POLISHED; HEWN

Height 7.3 cm

Bibliography•Vila André, "Le cimetière Kerma", dans J. Vercoutter, Mirgissa I, Paris, 1970, p.238, fig.8e.

•Gratien Brigitte et Le Saout Françoise, Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p.152, n°226.

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