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LOT 0672
Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (332 grams, 14 cm).
Ovoid jar with a rounded base, concave shoulders and flared neck; remains of lug handles, restored.
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 0672
Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) ‡+BP*
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