Auction 15 Part 1
ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES-DAY 1
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Feb 22, 2025
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LOT 30:
TALL EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
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£300 - £600
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TALL EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BCAn Egyptian tall, slender alabastron hand-carved from alabaster of white and light yellow hues. The elongated vessel features a rounded base, a tapered neck, and a discoid rim surrounding a small mouth. Aristocratic Egyptian women commissioned vessels like this to use as storage containers for scented oils or perfumes during bathing. For similar see: Liverpool Museum Accession number 56.22.548.Size: 100mm x 40mm; Weight: 130gProvenance: Private collection, London, UK. ex. F. Piket 1980s, Netherlands.
