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EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN CHEPHREN DIORITE BOWL
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Said to be from Sheikh Ali.
Acquired in Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe (1868-1934), 1903, for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Inv. no. 03.1518).
Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to Benefit the Egyptian Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1991, lot 1.
Private Collection, New York.
Acquired by the current owner form the above, 2014.
Acquired in Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe (1868-1934), 1903, for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Inv. no. 03.1518).
Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to Benefit the Egyptian Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1991, lot 1.
Private Collection, New York.
Acquired by the current owner form the above, 2014.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist