EGYPTIAN STONE CUP Old Kingdom, Ca. 2600 - 2200 BC. A hemispherical cup carved from banded stone with parallel striations in tones of brown, cream, and amber. The interior is smoothly finished, and the rim is slightly incurved. The rounded body narrows subtly towards a small, neatly defined ring base. For similar see: A. Bevan,Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterranean, F.7.10 Size: 75mm x 35mm; Weight: 80g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.