Seated monkey holding a kohl tube
Seated monkey holding a kohl tube
Seated monkey holding a kohl tube
Seated monkey holding a kohl tube

Currently not on view

Seated monkey holding a kohl tube,

ca. 1550–1085 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th–20th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
2002-17

Information

Title
Seated monkey holding a kohl tube
Dates

ca. 1550–1085 BCE

Medium
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
3.6 x 1.9 x 2.8 cm (1 7/16 x 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2002-17
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
New Kingdom
Type
figurines, containers for personal grooming and hygiene, sculpture
Materials
steatite, glaze
Subject
monkeys, cosmetics

Formerly in the collection of Gilette Griffin; subsequently given to the Museum

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