Price
£1800.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Egyptian kohl wand.
Middle Kingdom-New Kingdom.
Circa 2055-1069 BC.
Haematite.
Elongated tear drop form, the stone lightly banded in brown, the surface highly polished. The narrower end is stepped and tapered, with minuscule fissures to the point. This cosmetic wand was used to apply kohl to the eye lids.
Provenance
Maurice Bouvier, Alexandria, Egypt; exported to Switzerland 1959, thence by descent.
Literature
Compare an example at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, accession number 72.786, and for one with banding compare an example at the National Museums Liverpool, accession number 1973.4.261.
Dimensions
Length 6cmStock number
10815 TAThe BADA Standard
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