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A small alabaster bowl.

Kleine kom van albast.

Petit bol en albâtre.

Eine kleine Alabasterschale.

Piccola coppa di alabastro.

Tigela pequena em alabastro.

Pequeño cuenco de alabastro.

A small alabaster bowl.

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On loan from the Gilstrap Museum and Public Library, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

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Bibliography

Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley, "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in the Liverpool Museum", 1995, 50; pl. 67.

General Comment


Material: 
Stone of many kinds was used for the dishes, bowls and jars found in large numbers in early graves. Alabaster was a favoured material because of it's translucency and beautiful markings. The interiors were hollowed using a bow-drill with a copper or stone bit and abrasive sand. The outsides were shaped with stone tools and then polished. 
The skill of the stone-cutter is exemplified by the eggshell thinness of some vessels.

Preservation: 
Restored.

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