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LOT 0500
Egyptian Alabaster Cosmetic Jar
NEW KINGDOM, 13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 in. (129 grams, 56 mm).
Squat, globular vessel with a flat bottom and thick, carinated rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Vandier d’Abbadie, J., Les objets de toilette égyptiens au Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1972, pp. 132-133, nos. 575 and 576, for similar forms dated to the 19th Dynasty.
FootnotesSuch vessels were used to hold cosmetics. The low shape and wide base prevented tipping when extracting the cosmetic with an applicator.
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