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LOT 0453
Egyptian Decorated Alabaster Alabastron
CIRCA 500 B.C.
6 in. (281 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).
Lentoid in section with pierced lateral lugs at the shoulder, circumferential banding at the neck with dentilled detailing; supplied with a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Germany, 1990s-2000s.
LiteratureSee The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 41.162.157, for similar.
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