Code: 2489
Description: An alabaster jar with flat base, high shoulder and out-turned lip, with a dirty honey-coloured patina. Chips to the lip and some minor surface wear, otherwise condition good, probably from the Levant and based on contemporary Egyptian forms.
Size: 68 mm/2.7 ins. high
Culture: Eastern Mediterranean/Near Eastern
Date: c. Late 2nd or 1st Millennium B.C.
Provenance: Ex Somerset private collection and acquired from a West Country auction or antiques fair about 20 years ago.