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LOT 0473
Egyptian Alabaster Cosmetic Vessel
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C. OR LATER
1 1/2 in. (40.8 grams, 38 mm).
With globular body and flared trumpet-shaped mouth; textile fragment inside.
Provenance
From the Peter Negus collection.
Ex R. Gill Esq. collection, Wimbledon, London, UK.
Ex Artemission, London SW5, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity and invoice.
Literature
Cf. similar in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia under accession no.E47.
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