AN EGYPTIAN RED STONE VASE

EARLY DYNASTIC, DYNASTY I-III, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN RED STONE VASE
EARLY DYNASTIC, DYNASTY I-III, CIRCA 3000-2600 B.C.
With flaring convex sides, an off-set rounded rim, high shoulders and a flat base, the interior with a circular countersunk recess
4 in. (10 cm.) diam., 1¾ in. (4.2 cm.) high

Provenance

with Khawam, Paris, 1974.
Private collection, UK.

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Lot Essay

Purportedly found in North Saqqara.

For a discussion on the vessel type, cf. A. El-Khouli, Egyptian Stone Vessels, vol. I, Mainz, 1978, p. 355, no. 2469.

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