Description : An Egyptian breccia double unguent jar
Early Dynastic Period, 1st-3rd Dynasty, circa 3100-2700 B.C.
6.2cm high, 13.9cm wide incl. handles
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About the lot N° 319 Title : An Egyptian breccia double unguent jar Provenance : Provenance:
Private collection, UK.
with Eternal Egypt, Wimbledon (catalogue February 1996, no. 2).
Arnold Meijer collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above February 1996.
Published:
C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk,
Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, pp. 26-27, no. 1.12.
W. Arnold Meijer,
Masters of Stone, Egyptian Stone Vessels from Predynastic Times to the Middle Kingdom, Amsterdam, 2018, pp.26-27, no. 16.
Exhibited:
Allard Pierson Museum, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam,
Objecten voor de Eeuwigheid, 17 November 2006-25 March 2007.
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum Mannheim,
Stein(h)art, Altägyptische Gefäße von ewiger Schönheit, Museum Weltkulturen, 11 November 2018-10 February 2019. Notes : This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
Bonhams, auctioneer, London, UKIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 06 Jul 2023It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale