The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation
The article aims to interpret the so-called “kohl pot” in the Old Kingdom. There are only several vessels of this type that have been discovered and published so far. All of them come from burial contexts, and although some of them have been described as cosmetic jars, there is no reason as to...
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doaj-bcb432b20b554e7097e81a8d234ae62a2020-11-24T22:22:35ZcesUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaPražské Egyptologické Studie1214-31891801-38992016-12-01174751The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretationLucie Jirásková0Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles UniversityThe article aims to interpret the so-called “kohl pot” in the Old Kingdom. There are only several vessels of this type that have been discovered and published so far. All of them come from burial contexts, and although some of them have been described as cosmetic jars, there is no reason as to why. The author of the present study has arrived at another interpretation based on the archaeological contexts of the vessels and on iconography. The position of the vessels in burial chambers, as well as their depictions in the Old Kingdom reliefs, rather point to their usage by ancient scribes as water pots.http://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/01/lucie_jiraskova_47-51.pdfstone vesselskohl potscribestravertineOld Kingdom |
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The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation |
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The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation |
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The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation |
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The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation |
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old kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation |
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta |
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Pražské Egyptologické Studie |
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1214-3189 1801-3899 |
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2016-12-01 |
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The article aims to interpret the so-called “kohl pot” in the
Old Kingdom. There are only several vessels of this type
that have been discovered and published so far. All of them
come from burial contexts, and although some of them
have been described as cosmetic jars, there is no reason as
to why. The author of the present study has arrived at
another interpretation based on the archaeological contexts
of the vessels and on iconography. The position of the
vessels in burial chambers, as well as their depictions in
the Old Kingdom reliefs, rather point to their usage by
ancient scribes as water pots. |
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stone vessels kohl pot scribes travertine Old Kingdom |
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http://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/01/lucie_jiraskova_47-51.pdf |
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