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Egyptian Cosmetic Jar
Middle Kingdom
Serpentine
The kohl pot is carved in one piece of black serpentine. The body has a carinated profile, narrow, short neck, a wide flat lip and a small kicked foot. The integral, square base has four rectangular legs and a stepped lip. A sectioned of the lip restored.
Provenance
Albert Newall, Cape Town, South Africa; exported to the UK 1970s, thence by descent
Peter Newall, UK; by descent from the above
Julie Newall, UK; from the above, her husband
Albert Newall was an antiques dealer in South Africa and had a small collection of antiquities
Literature
Compare J. Vandier d'Abbadie, Catalogue des Objets de Toilette Égyptiens (Paris, 1972), pp.74-75, no.245. Compare also Flinders Petrie, The Funeral Furniture of Egypt with Stone and Metal Vases (London, 1977), pl.XXX, 692
Dimensions
Height 5.5cmStock number
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