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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER UNGUENT JAR
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
The narrow tapering body with everted lip, 4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; together with an Egyptian alabaster jar with slightly tapering sides and everted rim, Dynasty I-II, 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high; and two alabaster jars, one of waisted form, the other squat, both Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XI-XII, 2 in. (5 cm.) high max. (4)
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
The narrow tapering body with everted lip, 4¾ in. (12 cm.) high; together with an Egyptian alabaster jar with slightly tapering sides and everted rim, Dynasty I-II, 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high; and two alabaster jars, one of waisted form, the other squat, both Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XI-XII, 2 in. (5 cm.) high max. (4)
Provenance
Items one and two: anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 18 October 2005, lot 277 (part).
Item three: John Harris collection, Stephendale Road, London, 1970. Item four: Sigurd Wandel collection (1875-1974), Denmark, sold Museum Bygningen Kunst Auction, Copenhagen, September 2005.
Item three: John Harris collection, Stephendale Road, London, 1970. Item four: Sigurd Wandel collection (1875-1974), Denmark, sold Museum Bygningen Kunst Auction, Copenhagen, September 2005.
Sale room notice
The illustration for lot 126 is incorrectly labelled as 125 in the printed catalogue.
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