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LOT 0022
Egyptian Palm-Column Glass Kohl Flask
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1550-1292 BC
4 1/4" (125 grams, 11cm).
A glass cylindrical vessel decorated to the neck with stylised palm fronds, outlined in yellow; to the body, bands of green and yellow.
ProvenanceOn the London art market since 1996; with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 29 May 2013, lot 43 (45,000-50,000 euros); formerly in a private Japanese collection since at least 1980; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages.
LiteratureCf. Nolte, B. Die Glasgefässe im alten Ägypten, Berlin, 1968, pl.XXXI-XXXIV; also see Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 71.1.4 for type.
FootnotesFlasks of this type were made by core forming, a technique imported into Egypt from the Eastern Mediterranean which was developed as an industry in the 18th and 19th Dynasties. The palm column shape, recalling a traditional element of Egyptian architecture, was common for glass kohl tubes and would have been sealed with a stopper and accompanied by a glass applicator.
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