DYNASTY XVIII-XIX, CIRCA 1550-1186 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE JAR
DYNASTY XVIII-XIX, CIRCA 1550-1186 B.C.
The mottled dark green, olive and brown stone jar of polished pear-shaped form, with flat base and everted rim
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high

Provenance

Collection of Dr. R. Schmidt (1900-1970), acquired from Spink, London, 1948; and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 28 onwards).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED :
P. G. R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt Solothurn, Zürich, 1988, p. 57, pls. 16 and 40, no. 132.

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