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| Item Number: |
8LMSD |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
Old Kingdom |
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| Date: |
c. 6th Dynasty, 2323-2150 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Alabaster |
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| Height: |
2" (5cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Price: |
$ 795 (USD) |
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| Status: |
Available |
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| Description: |
The vessel in ovoid form, tapering to a small flat base, with an offset rounded rim.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired in the European Art Market.
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| Condition: |
Intact
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| Keywords: |
Alabaster: The terms Alabaster or Egyptian Alabaster, have often been used by Egyptologists to refer to a type of white or translucent stone used in Egyptian statuary and architecture, which is a form of limestone (calcium carbonate) more accurately described as travertine. From the Early Dynastic period onwards travertine was increasingly used for the production of funerary vessels.
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