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LOT 0534

Egyptian Banded Agate Kohl Pot

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

3 in. (94 grams, 75 mm).

Cone-shaped body with traces of lug handles on the upper third; narrow opening at the top with a thin, flattened rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Footnotes

This vessel's unusual triangular shape is thought to be limited to the Late Period; other comparable examples are known (e.g., Barbotin, C., Collection égyptienne: Musée Granet - Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, 1995, p. 166, no. 97).

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LOT 0534

Egyptian Banded Agate Kohl Pot

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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