New Kingdom, circa 1550-1315 B.C. or earlier. Round in profile with flattened underside, squared rim (possibly incomplete); with old collector's manuscript note: 'Old Kingdom between 3000-1200 B.C.'. Cf. Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, pp.174-5 nos. 237-241, for alabaster and limestone vessels of similar body profile. 52 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.).
Ex Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1960s-1980s. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification slip. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 120 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 120 GBP |