ID 1360645
Lot 16 | AN EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL ALABASTRON
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 23RD-25TH DYNASTY, 818-656 B.C.
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Wilhelm Henrich (1906-1980), Frankfurt, 1960.
Margret Köser (d. 1986), Hamburg, acquired by 1961; thence by descent.
Property from a German Private Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 13 December 2013, lot 14.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired from the above (Ariadne Galleries, 2014, no. 21).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2015.
Literature
H. W. Müller et al., eds., 5000 Jahre aegyptische Kunst, Essen, 1961, p. 78, pl. 9.
Exhibited
Essen, Villa Hügel, 5000 Jahre aegyptische Kunst, 15 May-27 August 1961.
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones, Rock crystal |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Vases and vessels |
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones, Rock crystal |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Late Period of Ancient Egypt |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Vases and vessels |
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