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LOT 1299
Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot with Snakes and Applicator
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (46 grams, 11.1 cm).
Tapering tubular pot with trumpet-shaped mouth, raised collars to neck and base, undulating snake motifs; applicator with handle formed as three radiating lobes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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