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12th Dynasty Alabaster Unguent Jar

Circa 1990-1790 BC

Description: Substantial alabaster Middle Kingdom kohl jar, globular in form, with a short neck, wide disk rim and off-set disk base. Attractive crystalline stone of creamy gold color veined with white. Old museum or collection number 182 in red ink on the bottom of the vessel.

Height: 2.4 in. (6.0 cm)

Condition: Intact as shown in photo with three chips to rim as visible in photo.

Provenance: Private New England collection of an Egyptian lady who emigrated to the US in 1956. Said to be ex-Howard Carter.

Exhibited: Amarillo Art Center, Texas, October 9, 1974-November 3, 1974, as #11, described: "Alabaster Unguent Jar, 12th Dynasty, 1950 BC".

Reference: See Les Objets de Toilette Egyptiens au Musee du Louvre, #259 and 262, for related examples of the type.

Price: $ 2,500

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