AN EGYPTIAN OOLITIC LIMESTONE CYLINDRICAL JAR

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AN EGYPTIAN OOLITIC LIMESTONE CYLINDRICAL JAR
Of slightly concave shape, with everted rim, 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high; a red veined white stone pilgrim 'dummy' flask, with rounded lip, twin handles and a flattened lentoid body, possibly Ramesside period, circa 1295-1070 B.C., 4¾ in. (11.7 cm.) high; a banded calcite jar, in three parts, of carinated form, 3½ in. (8.8 cm.) high; and a red limestone elongated ovoid jar, with flat base, 7½ in. (18.5 cm.) high (4)

Provenance

Collection of Dr. R. Schmidt (1900-1970), and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 28 onwards).
Item one: acquired from N. Koutoulakis, Paris, 1953.

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. 60, pl. 42, no. 140 (item one); p. 75, pl. 46, no. 182 (item two); p. 47, pl. 36, no. 102 (item three).

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