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LOT 0526
Egyptian Veined Alabaster Footed Cup
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (56.7 grams, 57 mm high).
A piriform veined alabaster cup with everted rim and small foot.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0526
Egyptian Veined Alabaster Footed Cup
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
Foot-cases like this were part of group of cartonnage adornments for a mummy, which usually comprised a mask, broad collar, stomach cover, leg section, and foot-case. For a complete set found on a mummy from Abydos see Scott III, G.D., Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, Yale, 1986, pp.160-161.
