EGYPTIAN ALBASTER OFFERING VESSEL

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A finely carved alabaster offering vessel. The stone is near-translucent with banded inclusions in warm hues of honey and butterscotch. Sitting upon a planar base, this rounded vessel presents a corseted shoulder and a dramatically flared, flat rim surrounding a wide mouth. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 120mm x 115mm; Weight: 1.13kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600