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PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER FLASK
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
The lentoid shaped body with two vestigial handles on the shoulders
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
The lentoid shaped body with two vestigial handles on the shoulders
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, thence by descent to the present owner.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 75, pl. 46, no. 184.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 75, pl. 46, no. 184.
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