Lot 872
Pedigreed Alabaster Alabastron. Egypt, Late Period, c. 500-300 BC. Alabaster vase with long tapering ovoid body, twin vestigial handles, and narrow shoulder, the neck and mouth not preserved. The carefully crafted, thin walls of this piece accentuate the translucency and bandings of the handsome stone. Height: 7".
Estimated Value $650 - 950.
Maurice Nahman collection, noted dealer of antiquities, Cairo & Paris (1868-1948).
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