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Kohl pot, mounted on modern base. Kohl pot, double with slot for kohl stick, lid now missing. Inlaid down front of each lute with alternate ebony and ivory blocks, some now lost. Complete with bronze kohl stick.
Kohl pot, with stick
Length: 6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1955) by Elderton, William Palin, Sir
Inlay
composed of
ebony
ivory
Stick
composed of
bronze
Length 8.75 cm
Accession number: E.27.1955
Primary reference Number: 62877
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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