Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSEL

EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSEL - Old Kingdom, Ca. 2700-2200 BC.An alabaster vessel with an elongated body rising from a slightly rounded base. The body tapers to a short neck with a thick, rounded rim. Alabaster, a form of calcium carbonate, was widely used in ancient Egypt for crafting vessels. Egyptians employed alabaster for creating containers, jars, and other items as early as the Predynastic period (circa 6000–3150 BC).Size: 190mm x 100mm; weight 1.35kgProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.