Lot Essay
For similar vessels cf. F. Petrie, The Funeral Furnture of Egypt, London, 1937, pl. XXIX, nos 626-631.
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LATE OLD KINGDOM-MIDDLE KINGDOM, 6TH-12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
LATE OLD KINGDOM-MIDDLE KINGDOM, 6TH-12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
With globular body, short cylindrical neck and everted foliated rim
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) high
LATE OLD KINGDOM-MIDDLE KINGDOM, 6TH-12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
With globular body, short cylindrical neck and everted foliated rim
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, 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, p. 56, pl. 38, no. 129.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 56, pl. 38, no. 129.
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