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An Egyptian Core-Formed Glass Alabastron, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 3rd - 2nd century BCE Scarabs and incised loincloth

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and incised loincloth

Fine gold wire has been shaped into scrolling tendrils that loop and coil across the surface

carrying two hoes

The stone shows the cool grey tone and softly polished surface typical of kiln-fired steatite of the New Kingdom

thence by descent to grandson George DuBois

An Egyptian Core-Formed Glass Alabastron, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 3rd - 2nd century BCE Scarabs and incised loinclothThis elegant dark blue glass alabastron is decorated with carefully applied opaque white trails, tooled into neat rows of feathered chevrons that descend gracefully around the body. The form is characteristic of the type, with a long piriform body tapering to a pointed base, narrow cylindrical neck, and flaring disk rim. Two small horizontal lug handles adorn the shoulders. Such vessels were typically used to hold perfumed oils and cosmetics,

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