NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.

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THREE EGYPTIAN CALCITE-ALABASTER VESSELS
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
Including a goblet with a tapering body and everted rim, on a cylindrical stem and disk foot; a kohl jar, with an off-set foot and integral disk rim; and a conical cup
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high (goblet) (3)

Provenance

Acquired in Egypt in 1912 by Doris Newbery, the current owner's grandmother, who was a relative of Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis.

Lot Essay

For a similar goblet see no. 119 in Brovarski, et al., Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom. The exploitation of the natural banding of the stone was the source of inspiration for glass vessels of similar shape, such as no. 173 in the same publication.

See illustration for the goblet.

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