ANCIENT EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD VASE
EGYPT, 1ST DYNASTY, 2972-2793 B.C.
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
carved alabaster, of cylindrical form, the concave walls of the vessel flare gently toward the flat base and the slightly wider mouth with rounded everted rim
Dimensions
16.6cm tall
Provenance
Paris Art Market, before 2010
Galerie Chenel, Paris, 2010
Private collection, Belgium, 2010–present
Footnote
For similar please see: W. M. Flinders Petrie, 'The Funeral Furniture of Egypt with Stone and Metal Vases', reprinted Warminster, 1977, pl. VIII.