EGYPTIAN STONE JAR Old Kingdom, Ca. 2600 - 2240 BC. A stone jar with a cylindrical body that tapers gently towards the base. The shoulders are broad and rounded, leading to a pronounced collar rim. For similar see: G. Hasaan, Mechanical Engineering in Ancient Egypt, Part 49: Alabaster Products (Predynastic to Old Kingdom Periods), fig.17. Size: 200mm x 120mm; Weight: 2.3kg Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.