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A BLACK STEATITE COSMETIC SWAN PALETTE
NEW KINGDOM OR LATER, CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C.
In the form of two addorsed swans or geese, their heads attached to the rim as a handle, the convex back with feather decoration with folded wings and legs and double fan-tail, the interior with a cruciform zigzag pattern which continues round the rim
2¾ in. (7 cm.) long
NEW KINGDOM OR LATER, CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C.
In the form of two addorsed swans or geese, their heads attached to the rim as a handle, the convex back with feather decoration with folded wings and legs and double fan-tail, the interior with a cruciform zigzag pattern which continues round the rim
2¾ in. (7 cm.) long
Provenance
Kekerus Collection, Germany.
Exhibited
Le Don du Nil: Art Égyptien dans les Collections Suisses, Bâle, 1978, p. 51, pl. 162a-b, no. 162.