Sale 12257
New York
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25 October 2016
PROPERTY FROM THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
Price realised
USD 21,250
Estimate
AN EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE BOWL OLD KINGDOM, 3RD DYNASTY, 2686-2613 B.C. 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Rev. Randolph Berens (1844-1922), London. Antiquities, Christie's, London, 16 July 1985, lot 235. with Gawain McKinley (1945-1996), London. Acquired by the Toledo Museum of Art from the above, 1985 (Accession no. 1985.92).
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Literature
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Art, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1922, no. 7, pl. XXVIII.
Exhibited
The Toledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, 29 October 2010-8 January 2012.
Pre-Lot Text
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