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THBEgyptian Alabaster Jar with Lid
Lot 2
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A sizable jar, hand-carved from a creamy white alabaster with darker banded inclusions. The piriform body rests upon a disc-shaped foot, with a lightly-rolled shoulder tracing upwards to a corseted neck and a pair of small lug handles. The discoid lid has a drilled central hole and sits snugly atop the vessel. This type of vessel would have likely held oils and perhaps animal fats to be used as moisturizers or other salves to protect against the harsh Egyptian sun. Size: 3.25" W x 3.3" H (8.3 cm x 8.4 cm)
Alabaster, which is a form of gypsum or calcite, was quarried along the length of the Nile River, from Giza to just south of Luxor, and the Egyptians made its carved forms famous throughout the ancient world. A thousand years later, while less common than black-figure or red-figure techniques, the Greeks made vessels like this out of pottery and painted them with white clay paint to imitate this beautiful stone.
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities; ex-Edgar L. Owen. Catalogue published on Thursday August 21, 1997, lot # 234
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#155750Intact, with light wear on surface commensurate with age including a few tiny chips and scratches. Rich deposits as shown. Lid fits into rim but is not a tight fit.Condition
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