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LOT 0001
Egyptian Banded Alabaster Alabastron
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (322 grams, 14 cm high including stand).
With a tapering honey-coloured piriform body and rimmed mouth, incised circumferential line on the shoulder; accompanied by a display stand.
ProvenanceEx Charlie Chaplin collection.
Private New York State collection, U.S.A.
Acquired from a North American auction 27 October 2009.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by the original catalogue page.
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