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LOT 0016
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE KOHL VESSEL
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1991-1665 B.C.
2 in. (190 grams, 53 mm wide).
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1991-1665 B.C.
2 in. (190 grams, 53 mm wide).
Squat in profile with integral discoid base, broad discoid rim to the mouth.
PROVENANCE:
Swiss collection, acquired in 1998.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.120, no. 114, for a similar example.
FOOTNOTES:
Such vessels contained kohl, an eyepaint either green or black. Kohl was used as a cosmetic in daily life, mentioned in funerary texts as necessary make-up in the presentation of the deceased before Osiris, and served as a medical treatment for eye ailments. The small size of kohl jars and their tiny capacity indicate the preciousness and costliness of the contents.
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