COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSELS

Old Kingdom, ca. 2600 - 2200 BC. A collection of four alabaster vessels, including, from left to right: a tall tapering vessel with flaring walls and a narrow base; a cylindrical vase with a broad, flaring mouth; a small cup with tapering sides and a thick rounded rim; and a tall cylindrical vessel with smooth walls and a flat base. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.1441a, b. Size: 45-110mm x 35-50mm; Weight: 730g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier in a Holland-based collection assembled during the 1980s?1990s.