Beschreibung : Near Eastern Bactrian Alabaster Bowl
2200-1700 BC. A broad bulbous calcite bowl with waisted neck and broad flange rim. Property of a gentleman, acquired 1985-1995. Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite, a carbonate of calcium. In general, but not always, ancient alabaster in Egypt and the Near & Middle East was calcite. Alabaster in medieval Europe was gypsum. 3.8 kg, 20.5 cm (8).
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Über das Lot Chargen- 322 Titel : Near Eastern Bactrian Alabaster Bowl Größe : 3.8 kg, 20.5 cm (8) Condition report : Fine condition.