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LOT 0002

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,800 - 2,400
EUR (€) 2,080 - 2,780
USD ($) 2,410 - 3,210

EGYPTIAN ALABASTER BOWL
1ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
4 1/2 in. (380 grams, 11.6 cm wide).

Of conical profile with flattened base, carinated shoulder and stepped rounded rim, possibly for accepting a lid.

PROVENANCE:
Property from an American deceased estate, acquired between 19770-1989.
with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.16 (Part).
Private European collection.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12071-215259.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Vandier d’Abbadie, J., Les objets de toilette égyptiens au Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1972, pp.108, 110, nos. 433-434, for two examples of this type in the Louvre.

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