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OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FLUORITE JAR
OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
With tapering body, rounded rim and flat base
6 1/8 in. (15.4 cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
With tapering body, rounded rim and flat base
6 1/8 in. (15.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, acquired from Minas Sislian, Geneva, 11 June 1956 (blatt 069 verso); and thence by descent to the present owner.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn. Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, no. 147, pl. 19 & 42.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn. Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, no. 147, pl. 19 & 42.
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