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Description : Ancient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, ca. 2181 to 2055 BCE. A tall, thin alabaster vessel with a tapering base and a collared, round mouth. The alabaster is beautifully translucent and marbled when held up to a light source. Alabaster, which is a form of gypsum or calcite, soft to carve and smooth, was quarried along the length of the Nile, from Giza to just south of Luxor, and the Egyptians made its carved form famous throughout the ancient world. Vessels like this one seem to have been modeled after pottery or metal ones made during earlier period. Size: 1 W x 4.35 H (2.5 cm x 11 cm), 4.85 H (12.3 cm) on included custom stand. See a similar example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #137692
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