Description : AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SQUAT JAR
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
With rounded body, gently sloping shoulders and curved rim; an alabaster footed chalice, the bulbous body with tall neck and small horizontal rim, circa 1550-1200 B.C., both 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; an alabaster jar of tapering form, possibly First Intermediate Period, 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high; an alabaster bowl with flat base, 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) diam.; and a red pottery pyriform jar with grooved encircling bands below the rim, New Kingdom, circa 1479-1292 B.C., 8 in. (20.4 cm.) high (5)
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About the lot N° 87 Title : AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SQUAT JAR Provenance : Items three and four: private collection, sold Christie's London, 11 July 1990, part lot 411.German private collection, formed in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Notes : No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.Please note that descriptions of lots in this catalogue do not include references to condition. Condition reports are available on request. Please contact the Antiquities department administrator. Christie's, auctioneer, London, UKIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 13 Oct 2008It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale