EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSEL. Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A calcite vessel with an elongated ovoid body tapering to a flattened base. The neck is encircled by a raised disc, forming a collar below the short, cylindrical mouth. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: O.C.2979. Size: 65mm x 25mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.