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ca. 4000 BC. Bactrian. Large cream-coloured alabaster vessel with a round base and curved sides and corners. This elegant object may have been used to carry out ceremonies or make religious offerings to the gods. The vessel was carved from a monolith of calcite (alabaster) that is similar in colour and appearance to the stone commonly used by Egyptian sculptors for luxury tableware in the late 4th millennium B.C. Excellent condition; on a custom-made stand. Provenance: From the private collection of an Oxford gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. Size: H:70.5mm / W:290mm ; 2600g