Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, ca. 1550–1458

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Cosmetic set of Kohl Tube and Applicator, Razor, Tweezers, Whetstone, and Mirror, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Hall (C), burial 16, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911, Bronze or copper alloy, stone, ivory, wood, mirror: L. cm (3 9/16 in); W. cm (2 11/16 in), In 1908-1914, Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon excavated in a section of the Theban necropolis known as lower Asasif. This area contained a Middle Kingdom tomb with a huge courtyard that was reused as a cemetery for about a century between late Dynasty 17 and the early joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III in Dynasty 18 (ca

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