Magnum Opus | Act III: Darkness & Light

Magnum Opus | Act III: Darkness & Light

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An Egyptian Alabaster Jar, Early Dynastic Period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, circa 3100-2700 B.C.

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Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Bid

900 USD

Lot Details

Description

An Egyptian Alabaster Jar, Early Dynastic Period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, circa 2920-2649 B.C.


of ovoid form with offset rounded rim.


alabaster

3¼ in.

8.3 cm

John N. Winnie, Jr. Collection, Georgia, acquired in the 1980s-90s;

With Noele and Ronald Mele, Westport;

W. Arnold Meijer Collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above, June 2008;

Bonhams, London, July 4th, 2024, lot 261;

Where acquired by the present owner.

Mannheim, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum, SteinHart. Altägyptische Gefäße von ewiger Schönheit, Museum Weltkulturen, November 11th, 2018 - February 10th, 2019

W. Arnold Meijer, Masters of Stone. Egyptian Stone Vessels from Predynastic Times to the Middle Kingdom, Amsterdam, 2018, no. 44, pp. 52, 88.

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