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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
With piriform body and flat base, projecting disc below the rim
4 5/8 in. (12.2 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
With piriform body and flat base, projecting disc below the rim
4 5/8 in. (12.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, acquired 5th May 1953 (blatt 060 recto), 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. 69, pl. 45, no 165.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 69, pl. 45, no 165.
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