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