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Lot 43 Dα

An important red porphyry mortar

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 50.000 € - 60.000 €
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An important red porphyry mortar

Bulbous vessel of perfect proportions with a protruding basal ring and corresponding lip. The interior with a concentric indentation due to usage. H 20, D 26 cm.
The stone Ancient Egypt, the carving presumably European, attributed to Italy, 17th century.

Literature

Cf. Blanc-Riehl/Malgouyres, Porphyre, la pierre pourpre des Ptolémées aus Bonapartes, Reunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris 2003.