Egyptian kohl pot

An image of Cosmetic equipment. Kohl Vessel/Pot. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Akhmim. Height 0.063 m. New Kingdom.

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Cosmetic equipment. Kohl Vessel/Pot. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Akhmim. Height 0.063 m. New Kingdom.

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Accession Number: E.17.1887
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 830 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 55.03kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:10:23 09:53:51

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Ancient Egypt antiquity cosmetic equipment cosmetica Egyptian Fitz_ANT kohl pot New Kingdom vessel

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