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LOT 0222
Canaanite Double-Faced Kohl Pot
1300-1200 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (135 grams, 82 mm).
With tapering square-section body, bulbous finial formed as two addorsed male masks, loop handle to each lateral face, trumpet-shaped mouth; with old collector's note 'double face perfume vessel / Ugarit (Ras Sharma) / date Middle Syrian Period / 1300/1200 BC / material: bronze / height: 8.5cm / Canaanite gods in metal'.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification note on Christie's headed paper.
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LOT 0222
Canaanite Double-Faced Kohl Pot
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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