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EGYPTIAN PART I THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN The German archaeologist and architect Udo Schwalm (1905-1994) started his collection in the 1930s, acquiring mainly Egyptian and Greek antiquities. In the 1950s-1960s, he took part in excavations in the important Hittite centres of Hattusa, Kültepe and Karatepe. Lots 153, 154, 166, 252, 255, 302, 306, 336, 346 and 364.

AN EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BRECCIA DISH

CIRCA 3200 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BRECCIA DISH
CIRCA 3200 B.C.
With gently sloping sides, flat base and a central depression in the tondo
11 in. (28 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Reputedly found together with lot 154, in Abusir, Egypt, in the 1930s.
Formerly in the collection of the German archaeologist and architect Udo Schwalm (1905-1994), formed between the 1930s and the 1970s.

Exhibited

Treasures of Lost Times, Mikkel Museum, Tallinn, Estonia, 2 February - 31 December 2009.

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