kohl-pot
- Museum number
- 2012,6010.31
- Description
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Silver kohl pot (makhal or makhalah) for women, with a domical lid and chains attached to a loop for suspension. With gilded stamped elements and beaded wire decoration. With kohl residue inside. Northern Oman.
- Production date
- 1950s
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.50 centimetres (incl. lid)
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Length: 15 centimetres (when suspended)
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Weight: 81 grammes
- Curator's comments
- For similar examples see: Neil Richardson and Marcia Dorr, 'The Craft Heritage of Oman' (Dubai, 2003); Ruth Hawley, 'Silver: The Traditional Art of Oman' (London, 2000); Jehan S. Rajab, 'Silver Jewellery of Oman' (Kuwait, 1997); and Miranda Morris and Pauline Shelton, 'Oman Adorned: A Portrait in Silver' (Muscat, 1997).
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- This object is part of a collection of mid-20th-century silver items (2012,6010.1 ff.) acquired in Oman between 1984-1995. This collection was acquired in southern Oman in the markets of Salalah, Dhofar.
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2012,6010.31