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Lot 216

Two Egyptian kohl jars
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3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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Two Egyptian kohl jars
Middle Kingdom, circa 2025-1700 B.C., and New Kingdom, circa 1550-1069 B.C.
The basalt jar, globular in form, with separately made disc rim; the alabaster jar, baluster-shaped with wide disc rim and flared base, containing remains of kohl, 4.8 and 5.5cm high respectively (2)

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Provenance:
Basalt jar: Private collection, Paris.
Anonymous sale; François de Ricqles, Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, 2 October 2000, lot 570.
Alabaster jar: Albert Davis collection, New York, acquired between 1970 and 1989; and thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, lot 20.

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