DYNASTY I, CIRCA 3100-2890 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER BOWL
DYNASTY I, CIRCA 3100-2890 B.C.
The shallow vessel on flat base, the thick walls tapering to the rim, gently concave on the interior; and an Egyptian alabaster shallow dish with rounded base and tapered sides, Dynasty I-III, circa 3100-2600 B.C.
8¾ in. (21.8 cm.) and 9½ in. (23.4 cm.) diam. respectively (2)

Provenance

Collection of Dr. R. Schmidt (1900-1970), and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 28 onwards).
Item one: acquired from Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1952. Item two: acquired from N. Koutoulakis, Paris, 1952.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
P. G. and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt Solothurn, Zürich, 1988, p. 13, pl. 25, no. 8 (item one) and p. 11, pl. 25, no. 1 (item two).

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