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LOT 0003
Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (332 grams, 14 cm).
Ovoid jar with a rounded base, concave shoulders and flared neck/rim; remains of lug handles.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, p.89, fig.18, no.218, for a similar vessel.
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LOT 0003
Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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