Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess Sitamun

Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess Sitamun

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This kohl tube of Egyptian faience has an inscription naming the eldest daughter of Amenhotep III, who also became his wife. The inscription reads: the King's Daughter and Great Royal Wife, Sitamun.


Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess SitamunKohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess SitamunKohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess SitamunKohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess SitamunKohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess Sitamun

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.