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title: Egyptian Faience Capital-shaped Cosmetic Box
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8301/egyptian-faience-capital-shaped-cosmetic-box/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Faience Capital-shaped Cosmetic Box
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8301.jpg)
## Image Caption
This blue [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) box is beautifully crafted in the shape of a Late Period [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) capital and has been dated to sometime between 664-300 BCE. It once held cosmetic ointments and such cosmetic boxes are well attested to in ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 14). Egyptian Faience Capital-shaped Cosmetic Box. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Egyptian Faience Capital-shaped Cosmetic Box." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Egyptian Faience Capital-shaped Cosmetic Box." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547703) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547703). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 14 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.