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LOT 0446
Egyptian Rock Crystal Piriform Vessel
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2500-2200 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (55 grams, 59 mm).
Model amphora with trumpet-shaped mouth and piriform body; shallow socket above.
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, 140, no. 137, for examples.
FootnotesThis model vessel was probably linked to the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual, which revived the deceased.
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LOT 0446
Egyptian Rock Crystal Piriform Vessel
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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