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IN FOCUS: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRAD GREY
AN EGYPTIAN PEGMATITIC DIORITE BOWL
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN PEGMATITIC DIORITE BOWL
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) diameter
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-3RD DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn, acquired prior to 1970; thence by descent.
The Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 23.
The Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 23.
Literature
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Zurich, 1988, p. 21 no. 32, pl. 28.