Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM PAINTED ALABASTER

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM PAINTED ALABASTER VASE - Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCAn Egyptian alabaster amphora with stunning honey-yellow hues. The vessel has lenticular walls with a pair of drilled handles on the shoulder, and an everted rim atop the large neck. The interior cavity was formed by a series of larger drill bits and copious amounts of abrasive sand to a point where the interior drill marks can hardly be felt to the touch. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 66.99.23; Peabody Museum, Harvard 1944, MFA #44.30.Size: 420mm x 350mm; Weight: 12.1kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Xenios Ltd, Geneva. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.