Egyptian Alabaster Jar

Intact

Old Kingdom, Dynasties IV-VI, circa 2600-2182 BC

ht: 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.)

Collection of Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900 ­ 1970), Solothurn, Switzerland, thence by descent. 

With Mele Gallery, Connecticut, United States. 

Collection Resandro, Munich, acquired prior to 1993. 

(#5428)

Exhibited: 

BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020) 

Antiquarium Ltd. with Salon 94; Frieze Masters, London (5-8 October 2017) (2017) 

Published: 

Antiquarium Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XVI (New York, 2017) p. 4

Schoske, Sylvia  & Deitrich Wildung; Gott und Gotter im Alten Agypten (Mainz am Rhein, 1992) p. 216, no. 137

Günther, Peter; Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn (Zürich, 1988) p. 38, pl. 10,34, no. 81

Comparanda:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  acc. nos: 12.1196; 12.1212

Museo Archeologico Nazionale / Museo Egizio, Firenze  Inv. nos: 3252, 3253