[54] An Ancient Romano-Egyptian Large Alabaster Bowl the Footed Wide Flattened Body with a Heavy Neck Rim Made with the use of a lathe, polished with abrasives and water Superb creamy ivory colour and patina Old cracks to the rim and foot Late Antique Egypt 1st – 3rd Century ad
s i z e: 37.5 cm dia., 18 cm high – 14¾ ins dia., 7 ins high p rov e na nc e: Ex Private UK collection, purchased circa 1965 The Ernest Brummer Collection of Egyptian and Near Eastern Antiquities Sotheby’s, London, Nov 16th 1964, Lot 7 e x h i b i t e d: Brooklyn Museum January–March 1941 Paganism and Christianity in Egypt – Egyptian Art from the 1st to the 10th Century Lent by Brummer Gallery no t e: Ernest and his brother Joseph Brummer were major dealers firstly in Paris and