EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM BI COLOURED JAR

EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM BI COLOURED JAR

Old Kingdom, Ca. 2700 - 2200 BC .
A stone vessel carved from stone with natural bi-colouration. The vessel features a rounded base, sloping shoulder and a raised rim. The drilled interior cavity would have held copious amounts of ointment, perfume, or other cosmetic products. For similar see, The “Lost” Calcite Alabaster Vessels of Princess Nbw-m-tḫ in Turin (Cat. 3254 and 3255).
Size: 70mm x 80mm; Weight: 275g
Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a European Collection, France, bought in Paris in the 1990s.