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Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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 1970-1989.
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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; El-Khouli, A., Egyptian Stone Vessels: Predynastic Period to Dynasty III, vol.3, London, 1974, pl. 81, nos.2122-2125, for similar form.
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