Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN ALABASTER OBLONG VASE


EGYPTIAN ALABASTER OBLONG VASE - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A vessel carved from banded alabaster with an elongated ovoid body flaring gradually towards a rounded base and terminating in a short, flat rim with a narrow circular opening. On either side, small button handles are present. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction, 10372, Antiquities, Lot. 53. Size: 90mm x 55mm; Weight: 175g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Fraysse & Associes, 6 June 2012, 163.