Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
An Egyptian Basalt Mortar, Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 5, 01:00 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
An Egyptian Basalt Mortar
Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 B.C.
of flaring cylindrical form with twin handles.
Height 10.7 cm.
René Withofs, Brussels
Guérin Collection, Paris, probably acquired from the above
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2015
Guérin Collection, Paris, probably acquired from the above
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2015
For the form see F. Petrie, Stone and Metal Vases, British School of Archaeology, 1937, pl. XXXVIII, 982.