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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE JAR
PREDYNASTIC TO EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2600 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE JAR
PREDYNASTIC TO EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2600 B.C.
12 ½ in. (37.7 cm.) wide
PREDYNASTIC TO EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2600 B.C.
12 ½ in. (37.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Said to be from El-Bersheh.
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn; thence by descent.
The Rudolf Schmidt Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 13.
Brad Grey (1957-2017), Los Angeles, acquired from the above.
In Focus: Property from the Collection of Brad Grey; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, lot 18.
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn; thence by descent.
The Rudolf Schmidt Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 1 October 2014, lot 13.
Brad Grey (1957-2017), Los Angeles, acquired from the above.
In Focus: Property from the Collection of Brad Grey; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, lot 18.
Literature
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Zurich, 1988, p. 76, no. 185, pls. 24 and 47.
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