Lot 1814
Attractive Vase in Alabaster. Egypt, 1st Dynasty, 2965-2815 BC. Elegant small vase in boldly patterned alabaster. The body conical, with sharply recurved shoulders, and small mouth with rounded rim. Evenly spaced around the shoulders are four small, pierced lug handles. Carved below these, a simulated twisted cord encircles the vessel. Some discreet, careful repairs to body, with old infilling of a cavity in the wall (about 1-3/16" 3/4"). As is often the case with this early, decorative class of alabaster bottles, the exterior surface has been carefully smoothed at some time in past century. Height: 6". "Roped" vessels are rare, and this is an especially elegant version.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500.
For other examples of this class, cf. Petrie, Stone and Metal Vases, pls. VI, VII.
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