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title: Egyptian Cosmetic Box
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Cosmetic Box

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Cosmetic Box](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6623.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6623.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) cosmetic box. [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/), about 1550-1069 BCE. [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/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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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, May 12). Egyptian Cosmetic Box. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Egyptian Cosmetic Box." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Egyptian Cosmetic Box." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6623/egyptian-cosmetic-box/>.

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