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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A miniature kohl jar, hand-carved from a speckled grey stone with white and russet inclusions, with a round but stable base and a corseted neck. The thick, flared rim tapers gently inwards to a drilled interior cavity which still retains some of the original pale-blue kohl makeup. The obverse face of the body displays three columns of inscribed hieroglyphic text separated by thin vertical striations. Though untranslated, the text perhaps denoted the owner of the vessel or its contents. Size: 1.2" W x 1.7" H (3 cm x 4.3 cm).

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#141689

Minor abrasions and nicks to rim, body, hieroglyphic text, and base, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits within inscribed hieroglyphs, and thick traces of original cosmetic material within body cavity.

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