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Inlay for Small Cosmetic Box
DjetEarly Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, 3100 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
This object is a fragment of a small cosmetic box. The images on the fragment were incised and then filled in with colored paste. This object was a personal possession, showing the use of writing beyond administrative functions. It was found in the tomb of the pharaoh Djet.
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Details
- Title: Inlay for Small Cosmetic Box
- Creator: Djet
- Date Created: Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, 3100 BC
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Umm el-Qaab, Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: H: 3.1 x L: 3.6 x W: .6 cm
- Provenance: Share of finds from Egypt Exploration Fund in 1902
- Type: Cosmetic Box
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Exhibit Catalog: Visible Language (Cat. No. 72), ISACM E6105, D. 9264
- Medium: Ivory
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 9246
- Object Registration Number: ISACM E6105
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