Egyptian Alabaster Jar

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

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

private Swiss collections (Dr. Rudolph Schmidt (1900-1971), Solothurn, thence by descent.

More recently, the Resandro Collection, acquired prior to 1993

#5428

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 (online) acc. nos: 12.1196; 12.1212

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