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LOT 0523
Egyptian Alabaster Kohl Pot
EARLY OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 2687-2513 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (4 1/2 in.) (152 grams, 64 mm (212 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand)).
With a piriform body and narrow base, thickened rim; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From an early 20th century UK collection, 1920-1940.
Literature
Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, p.84, fig.13 no.83, p.122, for the type.
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