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IN FOCUS: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRAD GREY
AN EGYPTIAN PEGMATITIC DIORITE JAR
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN PEGMATITIC DIORITE JAR
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
with N. Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva.
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn, acquired from the above, 1953 (Blatt nr. 59.1 verso); thence by descent.
The Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 7.
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn, acquired from the above, 1953 (Blatt nr. 59.1 verso); thence by descent.
The Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 7.
Literature
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Zurich, 1988, pp. 31-32 no. 62, pl. 32.