EGYPTIAN ALABASTER PEAR-SHAPED VASE. Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A vessel carved from translucent banded alabaster with a globular, pear-shaped body terminating in an annular lip with a flattened, horizontal rim. Two small button handles are symmetrically applied at the mid-shoulder. Size: 75mm x 60mm; Weight: 235g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Robert Bigler.