NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1539-1292 B.C.

Details

AN 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' COSMETIC SPOON
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1539-1292 B.C.
In the form of a hand holding a clamshell, the hand modelled with long tapering fingers and short nails, the wrist in the form of a flanged collar
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 34.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 84, no. 34.

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