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LOT 0018
Egyptian Seated Monkey Kohl Pot
NEW KINGDOM, 1225-1070 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (21.2 grams total, 37 mm high including stand).
A carved steatite 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 albeit dating from the New Kingdom period; cf. The British Museum, museum number EA37197 ‘Kohl-tube’, for a similar example dated to the Middle Kingdom.
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LOT 0018
Egyptian Seated Monkey Kohl Pot
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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