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Lot 277 · Fine Antiquities & Important Antiquities from Capesthorne

Old Kingdom, Circa 2200 B.c.

Two Egyptian Alabaster Vessels

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Estimate
£600–£900 hammer ≈ $1,047–$1,570
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Fine Antiquities & Important Antiquities from Capesthorne , London · 18 October 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-5764017
Record
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Two Egyptian Alabaster Vessels, OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 2200 B.C. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5764017.

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Two Egyptian Alabaster Vessels, OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 2200 B.C. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5764017.

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From the same sale Fine Antiquities & Important Antiquities from Capesthorne · Oct 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
Circa 530-520 B.c. AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE EXALEIPTRON £2,000–£4,000
Late Period, 6Th-4Th Century B.c. AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN IBIS £1,500–£2,500
Late Dynasty Xviii/Dynasty XIX, Circa 1330-1200 B.c., Rather Than Lat… AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF HARPOCRATES £1,000–£1,500
New Kingdom, Early Dynasty XVIII, Circa 1540-1400 B.c. AN EGYPTIAN WOOD HEADREST £1,500–£2,500
New Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period, 2Nd-1St Millennium B.c. A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS £1,000–£1,500
Dynasty XVIII, Reign of Amenhotep (1427-1400 B.c.) AN EGYPTIAN OPAQUE TURQUOISE GLASS SCARAB OF AMENHOTEP II £600–£800

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