Consulter la cote et le prix de Egyptian Diorite Offering Cup, Ex-Sotheby'S, 2015

Description : **Originally Listed At $1200** Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. A beautiful offering cup of a petite size, hand-carved from speckled diorite of black and white hues. The inverted piriform body has a lightly-corseted form which tapers towards a bulged ring which surrounds the hollow base and expands to a thick rim and a shallow basin on top. Carved stone vessels like this example were intended to be filled with offerings and left as votives at temples or shrines devoted to specific deities. A fabulous and rare example from ancient Egypt! Size: 1.75 W x 2.1 H (4.4 cm x 5.3 cm). A stylistically-similar example, of a larger size and from the Middle Kingdom Period, hammered for GBP 8,125 ($10,642.37) at Christie's, London Antiquities auction (sale 10372, April 15, 2015, lot 38). Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970s-2000s, ex-Sotheby's, New York Egyptian, Classical, and Western Asiatic Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of the Late Marion Schuster, Lausanne auction (December 7, 2001, part of lot 206), ex-Norman Blankman Collection, New York, USA, acquired in 1950s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146199
Prix: 0.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 2000 USD-3000 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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