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Lot 62
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A Gneiss (Chephren diorite) Jar, 6th Dynasty, 2360-2195 B.C., or early 18th Dynasty, circa 1540-1400 B.C.

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • A Gneiss (Chephren diorite) Jar
  • Height 2 1/2 in. 6.4 cm.
of broad rounded form with slightly flattened base and concave neck with everted rounded rim.

Provenance

Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974)
Christie's, London, November 7th, 2001, no. 380, illus.

Catalogue Note

For a related example see Burlington Fine Arts Exhibition, p. 82, no. 3, pl. XXIX.