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LOT 0500
Egyptian Alabaster Kohl Pot
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (128 grams, 56 mm).
The miniature piriform body with everted neck and rim, shallow integral foot; chipped.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1993.
LiteratureCf. Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.178, no.248, for a vessel of similar form.
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Opening Bid: £75
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