EGYPTIAN ALABASTER BOWL Old Kingdom, Ca. 2600 - 2240 BC. A bowl carved from alabaster with a deep, tapering profile and flat base. The walls rise in a gentle outward curve, terminating in a slightly thickened rim. For similar see: G. Ali Hassaan, Mechanical Engineering in Ancient Egypt, Part 49: Alabaster Products (Predynastic to Old Kingdom Periods), F. 14, Royal bowl from 1st Dynasty. Size: 185mm x 110mm; Weight: 1.02kg 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.