Five Egyptian stone vessels
Early Dynastic - Old Kingdom, 1st-3rd Dynasty, 3100-2613 B.C.
A dark gneiss round-based squat jar with pierced lug handles; another larger example, lacking lugs; a banded alabaster squat jar; a green gneiss shallow bowl; a black stone bowl, the sides tapering to a narrow flat base, 3-5½in (8-14cm) diam; and an alabaster 'kohl' pot, Not Ancient (6)
Early Dynastic - Old Kingdom, 1st-3rd Dynasty, 3100-2613 B.C.
A dark gneiss round-based squat jar with pierced lug handles; another larger example, lacking lugs; a banded alabaster squat jar; a green gneiss shallow bowl; a black stone bowl, the sides tapering to a narrow flat base, 3-5½in (8-14cm) diam; and an alabaster 'kohl' pot, Not Ancient (6)
Sold for
£2,640
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
By descent from Colonel A.E.S. Irvine, R.A.M.C, D.S.O. Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of Colonel Irvine in Egypt in 1928.
Category: Antiquities
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