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LOT 0473
Egyptian Stone Alabastron
LATE OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 2300 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (2 1/8 in.) (34.2 grams, 48 mm high (48.9 grams, 55 mm including stand)).
The body with rounded shoulders, convex outer face and pointed base, everted rim; accompanied by a custom-made display base.
Provenance
Acquired in Europe before 1994.
European collection.
Literature
Cf. Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.99, no.68, for similar vessel.
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LOT 0473
Egyptian Stone Alabastron
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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