The smallest of these vases were not intended for liquids, but for pomades, medicinal ointments, and salves made with honey.

Some of the more important series comprise large-bodied flasks, with an upright cylindrical neck and a flat cover (fig.

219).

In these, the Egyptians kept the antimony powder with which they darkened their eyes and eyebrows.

The Kohl-pot was a universal toilet requisite; perhaps the only one commonly used by all classes of society.