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LOT 0541
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'.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, no.23 [part].
Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, pp. 87, 148 (Type 164), for similar examples.
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