Cosmetic Vessel

Brown hard limestone cosmetic vessel marked on the base with a McGregor's collector number 4056. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Incomplete - no lid, chipped, scratched, some concretions, old label adhered to side. Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 26 June - 6 July 1922 (MacGregor Collection) Lot 1083/6: "A Kohl-Vase, in reddish-brown marble, 1 1/2 in. high, found at Esna in 1906..."