Null Egypt Old Kingdom: Alabaster bowl, 3rd dynasty (2670-2600 B.C.) (chip and r…

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Egypt Old Kingdom: Alabaster bowl, 3rd dynasty (2670-2600 B.C.) (chip and restoration). Provenance: Sotheby's New York sale of 03/23/1972 and Sotheby's New York sale of 06/23/1989. Diameter: 21.9 cm.

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Egypt Old Kingdom: Alabaster bowl, 3rd dynasty (2670-2600 B.C.) (chip and restoration). Provenance: Sotheby's New York sale of 03/23/1972 and Sotheby's New York sale of 06/23/1989. Diameter: 21.9 cm.

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