Egyptian Late Dynastic Alabaster Drinking Vessel
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An elegant drinking vessel, hand-carved from creamy alabaster. The ancient vessel exhibits a flat, annular base and impressively thin walls that expand outwards to a circular rim above a deep basin. Warm hues of beige and honey dance across the smoothly sculpted surface of this graceful dish. The interior has been drilled out using a series of progressively finer bits as well as copious amounts of abrasive sand, and faint traces of the original drill marks are still visible along the basin walls. Size: 3.625" in diameter x 4.9" H (9.2 cm x 12.4 cm)
The Egyptians were master carvers and used the abundant stone deposits in the Nile Valley and the Eastern Sahara throughout their history to fashion sculptures, vessels, and monumental buildings. The perfect symmetry of this example demonstrates their skill. Alabaster vessels were often personal items, and were frequently buried with their owners.
Provenance: ex-private West Hollywood, California, USA collection; ex-private Missouri, USA collection; ex-private Florida, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164439
Condition Report: Losses to rim. Adhesive agent for stabilization applied over 2 stable hairline fissures that run from rim to halfway down body. Abraded areas to interior and base. Some light nicks to body, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with light earthen deposits on interior.
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An elegant drinking vessel, hand-carved from creamy alabaster. The ancient vessel exhibits a flat, annular base and impressively thin walls that expand outwards to a circular rim above a deep basin. Warm hues of beige and honey dance across the smoothly sculpted surface of this graceful dish. The interior has been drilled out using a series of progressively finer bits as well as copious amounts of abrasive sand, and faint traces of the original drill marks are still visible along the basin walls. Size: 3.625" in diameter x 4.9" H (9.2 cm x 12.4 cm)
The Egyptians were master carvers and used the abundant stone deposits in the Nile Valley and the Eastern Sahara throughout their history to fashion sculptures, vessels, and monumental buildings. The perfect symmetry of this example demonstrates their skill. Alabaster vessels were often personal items, and were frequently buried with their owners.
Provenance: ex-private West Hollywood, California, USA collection; ex-private Missouri, USA collection; ex-private Florida, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164439
Condition Report: Losses to rim. Adhesive agent for stabilization applied over 2 stable hairline fissures that run from rim to halfway down body. Abraded areas to interior and base. Some light nicks to body, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with light earthen deposits on interior.
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