Egyptian Old Kingdom Alabaster Jar
Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved alabaster jar of slender form with a piriform body tapering to a rounded tip and a squat neck surmounted by an everted rim that perhaps held a lid at one time. The stone comprising the body is dense and opaque white the neck and rim illuminate when placed close to a light source. Size: 1.72" W x 3.26" H (4.4 cm x 8.3 cm); 4.14" H (10.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Doris Gottlieb Brickner and Dr. Manuel Gottlieb collection before 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 or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172510
Condition Report: Repair to areas of rim, with restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along new material and break lines. Great preservation to overall form and nice surface smoothness throughout.
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Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A hand-carved alabaster jar of slender form with a piriform body tapering to a rounded tip and a squat neck surmounted by an everted rim that perhaps held a lid at one time. The stone comprising the body is dense and opaque white the neck and rim illuminate when placed close to a light source. Size: 1.72" W x 3.26" H (4.4 cm x 8.3 cm); 4.14" H (10.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Doris Gottlieb Brickner and Dr. Manuel Gottlieb collection before 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 or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172510
Condition Report: Repair to areas of rim, with restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along new material and break lines. Great preservation to overall form and nice surface smoothness throughout.
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