EGYPTIAN ALABASTER BOWL Old Kingdom, Ca. 2600 - 2240 BC. A bowl carved from alabaster with a broad body and flaring walls, curving smoothly down to a rounded base. For similar see: G. Ali Hassaan, Mechanical Engineering in Ancient Egypt, Part 49: Alabaster Products (Predynastic to Old Kingdom Periods), F. 18. Size: 195mm x 90mm; Weight: 1.07kg Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1990s-early 2000s). Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.