ID 1177560
Lot 103 | AN EGYPTIAN CHEPHREN DIORITE BOWL
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000-2686 B.C.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Said to be from Sheikh Ali.
Acquired in Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe (1868-1934), 1903, for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Inv. no. 03.1518).
Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to Benefit the Egyptian Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1991, lot 1.
Private Collection, New York.
Acquired by the current owner form the above, 2014.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Early Dynastic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Early Dynastic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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