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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
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THREE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER MINIATURE JARS
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
Comprising an ovoid jar, 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high; a cylindrical gently tapered jar, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; a small flared jar, ¾ in. (1.8 cm.) high, probably from a model set of funerary offerings; and an alabaster cosmetic dish with vestigial duck-headed rim supports and short handle, New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long (4)
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
Comprising an ovoid jar, 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high; a cylindrical gently tapered jar, 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high; a small flared jar, ¾ in. (1.8 cm.) high, probably from a model set of funerary offerings; and an alabaster cosmetic dish with vestigial duck-headed rim supports and short handle, New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long (4)
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Gaston Maspero (1846-1916).
Special notice
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