The Old Kingdom “kohl-pot” and its reinterpretation

• Authors: Jirásková Lucie
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

stone vessels; kohl pot; scribes; travertine; Old Kingdom

Discipline

• ARCHAEOLOGY: ARCHAEOLOGY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Pražské egyptologické studie (Prague Egyptological Studies)
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 17
• Pages: 47-51

Contributors

author

Jirásková Lucie

• Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University