Pitt Rivers Museum Anthropology and World Archaology

 

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Cosmetic pot

India

 

Thought to have been collected by W. C. Benett

Given to the Museum in 1914

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Cosmetic pot, India

Pots such as this one were held upside down over oil lamps to collect lampblank (soot), which was then used for decorating the eyes.

View database record 1914.48.2