AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE KOHL VESSEL
AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE KOHL VESSEL

MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XIV, 2040-1640 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE KOHL VESSEL
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XIV, 2040-1640 B.C.
In three parts, the ovoid body on a ring foot, the separately-made disk rim with a tapering mouth, the lid with a central projection on the underside conforming to the vessel mouth, the outer edges bevelled
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high with lid
Provenance
European Private Collection, since the 1950s.

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