toilet/cosmetic equipment;
kohl-stick
- Description
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Black; cylindrical; tapers slightly at one end; one end slightly rounded, other end slightly pointed.
- Production date
- 620BC - 330BC (?)
- Dimensions
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Thickness: 0.50 - 0.60 centimetres
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Height: 4.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by Redpath Museum, Montreal. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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Original registration number lost, perhaps fell off. New registration number does not associate this object specifically to Naukratis but according to B. Lawson, there is nothing else that 2521 could possibly be.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 2521 (Accession Number)
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Miscellaneous number: 6172 (Other Accession Number)