Lot Essay
For similar, cf. I. Gamer-Wellert, Ägyptische und ägyptisierende Funde von der Iberischen Halbinsel, Wiesbaden, 1978, pls. 22-24; and B. G. Aston, Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels, Heidelberg, 1994, p. 164.
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THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXII/XXV, CIRCA 945-684 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER AMPHORA
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXII/XXV, CIRCA 945-684 B.C.
Of cylindrical form with tapering base, angular handles of circular section with flat shoulders, a line of hieroglyphic inscription below the shoulder reads: "For Nesamun(en)ipet, Priest of Amun at Karnak, Priest of Isis, Mistress of Hebyt, and Scribe(?) of the Army", some restoration, with mount
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXII/XXV, CIRCA 945-684 B.C.
Of cylindrical form with tapering base, angular handles of circular section with flat shoulders, a line of hieroglyphic inscription below the shoulder reads: "For Nesamun(en)ipet, Priest of Amun at Karnak, Priest of Isis, Mistress of Hebyt, and Scribe(?) of the Army", some restoration, with mount
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's New York, 12-13 December 1991, lot 42.
Private collection, California: sold Sotheby's New York, 7 December 2005, lot 2.
Private collection, California: sold Sotheby's New York, 7 December 2005, lot 2.
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