Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Eight Egyptian Alabaster Miniature Vessels, 3rd/2nd millennium B.C.
Lot Closed
July 6, 12:12 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Swiss Private Collection
Eight Egyptian Alabaster Miniature Vessels
3rd/2nd millennium B.C.
comprising two lentoid flasks, 18th/19th Dynasty, 1540-1190 B.C., three beakers 11th/18th Dynasty, 2081-1292 B.C., two jars, probably Old Kingdom, 2705-2225 B.C. and a stopper(?) in the form of a lotus flower, probably New Kingdom, 1540-1075 B.C.
Heights 4 to 12.5 cm.
Carl Leonhard Burckhardt (b. 1902, Basel, d. 1965, Alexandria)
thence by descent
thence by descent