Ca. 1600 BC.A fine vessel of a tall form, hand-carved from creamy-yellow alabaster with integral tan and white bands coursing throughout. The vessel boasts a flat base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, and a flaring neck with a rounded rim. The drilled interior cavity has a conical shape and would have likely held copious amounts of kohl eye makeup. The exterior of the vessel has been meticulously polished to an aesthetically pleasing texture, making this an exceptional example of skillful Egyptian stone carving. In Ancient Egypt, alabaster jars were used as containers for ointment, perfume, and other cosmetic products, such as kohl. For a similar see The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Accession Number 2000.160.1.Size: L:155mm / W:55mm ; 339gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.