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LOT 0036
Egyptian Glazed Steatite Seated Monkey Holding a Kohl Pot
NEW KINGDOM, 1225-1070 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (21.2 grams total, 37 mm high including stand).
The monkey holding a kohl pot of roughly cylindrical form; set on an integral oval base; rim of kohl perforated twice; mounted on a custom-made display base.
Provenancewith François de Riqules, Archéologie, 11-12 November 2001, lot 198.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1989.281.101, for a similar vessel dating from the New Kingdom; cf. The British Museum, museum number EA37197 ‘Kohl-tube’, for a similar example dated to the Middle Kingdom.
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LOT 0036
Egyptian Glazed Steatite Seated Monkey Holding a Kohl Pot
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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