EGYPTIAN ALABASTER NU VESSEL. New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A stone nu vessel with a rounded, deep body tapering towards a flat base. The surface is finely polished, revealing rich bands of orange, brown, and cream tones in sinuous natural veining. For similar see: A. Bevan, Stone Vessel and Values in The Bronze Age Mediterranean, Cambridge, University college London, Institute of Archaeology, 2007., Cat. M2b. Size: 90mm x 70mm; Weight: 470g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the Belgian art market, 1990s.