Western Asiatic Stone Kohl Pot with Inscription

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 in. (35.7 grams, 36 mm high).

Serpentine or chlorite of broadly cylindrical form with a gently tapering sidewall, rolled rim, slightly convex base and later incised panel of earlier cuneiform text.

Provenance

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.

CONDITION

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LOT 0171