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Título : An Egyptian Siltstone Bowl, ÉPOCA : 2920.0
Talla : 12.9cm diam.
Procedencia : Provenance Private collection, Zürich, formed in the 1970’s – early 1980’s. Dutch art market. Private collection, Europe, acquired March 2000. Published C. Andrews and J. van Dijk (eds), Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p.25, no.1.10. Stone vessels in siltstone are first found in the Naqada II period, with a strong preference for the material developing during the Early Dynastic period. After the 3rd Dynasty, siltstone vessels are exceedingly rare, despite the ongoing use of the stone for sculpture.
