Description : Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada II to Naqada III, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A lovely hand-built pottery alabastron, so-named because most ancient vessels that assumed this form were carved from alabaster. The round-bottomed vessel has an elongated body which gently tapers up to a neck ringed with incised striations and a flared rim with a smooth lip. Deep red slip forms the chromatic ground atop which chalky yellow-white pigment is applied, and dark red-brown linear motifs form slender columns along the body. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 2.25 W x 6.2 H (5.7 cm x 15.7 cm)
For a stylistically-similar example with anthropomorphic motifs, please see The Global Egyptian Museum, inventory number E.3002:
Provenance: private Turner collection, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, acquired at auction around 20+ years ago
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Prix: 560.25 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 800 USD-1200 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
À propos du lot
n° 1B Titre : Predynastic Egyptian Painted Pottery Alabastron Condition report : Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, and rim, with scattered pitting holes, a stable hairline fissure along the base, and fading to original pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout. Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente
, Louisville, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Date de la vente : 07/03/2019🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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