ANCIENT EGYPTIAN VESSEL
Anonymous
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, 2055 BC to 1773 BC
UNIQUE
Alabaster
Height — 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
Width — 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
Depth — 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
Held In — Los Angeles, United States
Price — Upon inquiry
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Carved from translucent Egyptian alabaster with soft natural banding throughout the stone. The body rises in a gently tapering piriform form, terminating in a slightly inward-curving rim and twin pierced lug handles
The surface reveals the natural veining and tonal variation of the stone, selected to emphasize the material’s luminous quality

