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THBRare Egyptian Early Dynastic Greywacke Shallow Dish
Lot 1c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic, First to Second Dynasty, ca. 3000 to 2686 BCE. A stunning example of a greywacke bowl, dark grey and with wonderful age deposits, with a central depression marked out by a deep incision and a slightly inverted rim. This stone dish was made for offerings and would have been placed into a tomb - indeed, Egyptians had been placing stone vessels in elite tombs from as early as the Naqada I culture (ca. 4400 to 3000 BCE). Stone vessels like this one were created to contain valuable items - food, beverages, unguents, perfumes - and the vessels themselves were similarly valuable, ornamental and luxury objects. The extraction of stone from mines, the transportation of it from mines to workshops, and the craftsmanship required to make such beautiful items were expensive, and only the most elite individuals in society could pay. As a result, most have been found in the Early Dynastic royal necropolis of Abydos and in cemeteries in Memphis. Size: 10.7" W (27.2 cm); 10.9" H (27.7 cm) on included custom stand.
See a similar example that sold at Christie's for GBP 8750 in 2014 (approximately $12,000 USD): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/an-egyptian-greywacke-bowl-early-dynastic-period-5826604-details.aspx
Provenance: private Connecticut, USA collection; ex-Jaques Hollander (1940-2004), Belgium
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#146718Repaired from five or six pieces. Repairs are very well done and unobtrusive and no new material has been added to the body aside from adhesive. Beautiful deposits on surface with excellent preservation of form and detail. Back side has some adhesive marks from old collection labels.Condition
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