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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
The elongated body on a rounded base, with a wide, thin disk rim, three concentric ridges at top of neck, and two vestigial lug handles
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
The elongated body on a rounded base, with a wide, thin disk rim, three concentric ridges at top of neck, and two vestigial lug handles
9¼ in. (23.5 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.71, pl. 45, no. 172.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p.71, pl. 45, no. 172.
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