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LOT 0072
Phoenician Shell Cosmetic Vessel with Carved Eyes
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (110 grams, 14.6 cm).
A tridacna squamosa shell with drilled eyes on the apex, the edges decorated with parallel cuts.
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Literature
See The British Museum, London, museum number 1852,0112.3, for a cosmetic vessel carved with a human head.
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