Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, 1069-332 B.C. The piriform vessel with rounded base, two integral lug handles to the neck; fractured above the neck. Cf. The British Museum, accession/miscellaneous number E.1.1888, for similar; Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, Heidelberg, 1994, pp.162-163 (Third Intermediate Period), p.166 (Late Period), for the type.
139 grams, 97 mm high (3 7/8 in.).
Acquired in Europe before 1992. [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price]