Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from the Collection of David and Louise Carter, Connecticut
A Large Egyptian Alabaster Jar, 1st/3rd Dynasty, 2965-2640 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 6, 12:23 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of David and Louise Carter, Connecticut
A Large Egyptian Alabaster Jar
1st/3rd Dynasty, 2965-2640 B.C.
with flat base, pyriform body, and flaring rim.
Height 24.8 cm.
private collection, Chicago and New York, probably acquired in Egypt in the 1920s; thence by descent to the present owner
For related examples see B. Aston, Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms,Heidelberg, 1994, p.122, Ali el Khouli, Egyptian Stone Vessels Predynastic Period to Dynasty III), Mainz, 1978, p. 258, pl. 74, no. 1721, and W.M. F. Petrie, Funeral Furniture and Stone Vases, London, 1937 , pl. 4.