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LOT 0030
Egyptian Diorite Shell-Shaped Bowl
EARLY DYNASTIC-OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 3100-2181 B.C.
7 5/8 in. (713 grams total, 19.5 cm wide).
Sculpted as one half of a bivalve shell with thin lip to outer edge; repaired; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair gallery collection, London, UK, pre 1999.
LiteratureCf. similar vessel in diorite in Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.12.181.97.
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