Egyptian green stone vessel
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Object number
AR3396C
| Object: |
Egyptian stone vessel
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| Material: |
Green serpentine.
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| Period: |
Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt, 11th to 12th dynasty, approx. 2137 BC to 1781 BC. |
| Description: |
Stone vessel with a cylindrical, double-conical body and a protruding lip. The elegant stone vase could have been used as an ointment vessel.
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| Background: |
The ancient Egyptian stone vessels are made to last. They are the perfect equipment for the afterlife. It is therefore no coincidence that the technology for working very hard and durable rock was developed in predynastic Egypt. The art was perfected over time and stone vessels were not only manufactured for the domestic market, but soon established themselves as sought-after export goods for the entire Eastern Mediterranean. Due to their timeless elegance, the stone vessels are extremely popular to this day and never miss in any important collection of Egyptian antiquities. |
| Dimensions: |
26mm height, 40mm diameter.
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| Condition: |
The lip was restored and a small part was added. Small further chips on the lip. Otherwise very good condition. Inscription "N 114" from a previous owner on the bottom.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 on the German art market. Previously in the German private collection K. R. Acquired for the collection on the art market between 1980 and 2000. The piece was in the private collection of Professor Alfred Wiedemann until 1936. Alfred Wiedemann (1856-1936) was a German Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Bonn. He published several works on ancient Egyptian antiquities and collaborated among others with the famous British Egyptologist Percy Newberry. |
| References: |
Similar Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, acc. no. 51.1520. Similar C. Lilyquist, Egyptian Stone Vessels (1995), p. 112, fig. 128, cat. C. Similar Brooklyn Museum, acc. no. 14.639. |
| Literature: |
A commendable collection of articles about ancient Egyptian stone vessels can be found in C. E. Loeben, Aegyptiaca Kestneriana, volume 1 (2020).
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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