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Kohl Tube

305 BCE–395 CE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period

(332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)–Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)
brass with blue enamel decoration
Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); with cover: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 1974.89
Location: Not on view
  • Cooney, John D. “Some Late Egyptian Antiquities.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 7 (October 1975): 229–238. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 234-236, figs. 6-8 www.jstor.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced: p. 493; Mentioned: p. 493-494, cat. no. 390
  • Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
  • {{cite web|title=Kohl Tube|url=false|author=|year=305 BCE–395 CE|access-date=25 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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