EGYPTIAN ANHYDRITE VESSEL WITH LID Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A small cosmetic vessel carved from pale anhydrite with a compact, inverted piriform body tapering towards a flattened base. The broad shoulders rise to a short neck surmounted by a flat, projecting lip fitted with a matching circular lid with a shallow plug underside. For similar see: A. Bevan, Stone Vessel and Values in The Bronze Age Mediterranean, Cambridge, University college London, Institute of Archaeology, 2007; p.66, 69.; MET Museum Object Number: 36.3.63 Size: 40mm x 40mm; Weight: 60g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.