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LOT 0028
Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
2ND-3RD DYNASTY, 2860-2640 B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1.4 kg, 22 cm wide).
Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired.
Provenancewith Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34.
Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998.
Ex AS collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106.
Cf. Flinders Petrie, W. M., Stone and Metal Vases, Warminster, 1977, pl XXII, nos. 378-9, for similar; Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.79 (inv. no.3541), for a a comparable example with the same interior detailing of the rim.
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LOT 0028
Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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