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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.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1994.
European collection.
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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