A large Egyptian alabaster shallow dish
Early Dynastic Period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, circa 3000-2600 B.C.
With slighty flattened base, a wheel-cut band around the tondo and thickened flat-cut rim, 12in. (30.8cm.) diam., repaired with some restoration
Early Dynastic Period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, circa 3000-2600 B.C.
With slighty flattened base, a wheel-cut band around the tondo and thickened flat-cut rim, 12in. (30.8cm.) diam., repaired with some restoration
Estimate:
£2,800 - 3,200
US$ 4,400 - 5,000
€3,300 - 3,700
US$ 4,400 - 5,000
€3,300 - 3,700
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Archaeologia Gallery, 1972-1983.
Literature:
Cf. Ali El-Khouli, Egyptian Stone Vessels PreDynastic Period to Dynasty III, vol III, pl. 112, nos 4689-4830
Category: Antiquities
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