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Egyptian cosmetic box. New Kingdom, about 1550-1069 BCE. Thebes, Egypt. From The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia)
This wooden cosmetic box is delicately incised with a leaf motif. It still contains a hard yellow block of fat or oil inside.
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Miate, L. (2017, May 12). Egyptian Cosmetic Box. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/
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Miate, Liana. "Egyptian Cosmetic Box." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 12, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/.
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Miate, Liana. "Egyptian Cosmetic Box." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 May 2017. Web. 27 Jul 2024.