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LOT 0444

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

EGYPTIAN BASALT KOHL POT
16TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (78 grams, 40 mm).

Carved into the shape of a poppy head with flange rim; old inked collector's number to base '1935.438'.

PROVENANCE:
From the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, no.23 [part].
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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