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NEW KINGDOM, REIGN OF AMENOPHIS III, 1390-1352 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD COSMETIC TUBE WITH INCISED ROYAL CARTOUCHE
NEW KINGDOM, REIGN OF AMENOPHIS III, 1390-1352 B.C.
The carrier with three holes inside to take 'kohl-styli', the exterior incised with the hieroglyphs "the good god, Neb-maat-re (Amenophis III)", the base with a notched band and inverted 'V', the interior of the slightly hollowed out base containing traces of resin and bronze(?)
7½ in. (18.5 cm.) long
NEW KINGDOM, REIGN OF AMENOPHIS III, 1390-1352 B.C.
The carrier with three holes inside to take 'kohl-styli', the exterior incised with the hieroglyphs "the good god, Neb-maat-re (Amenophis III)", the base with a notched band and inverted 'V', the interior of the slightly hollowed out base containing traces of resin and bronze(?)
7½ in. (18.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Pusey House, Oxford; acquired from a donor in the early 20th Century (see lot 55).
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