RARE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VASE – INSCRIBED - NEW KINGDOM Start Price USD 890.00 Current Price USD 890.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 01, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location Rio de Janeiro See more about 'RARE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VASE – INSCRIBED - NEW KINGDOM' Description Item # 55 Name of the Item Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Vase – Inscribed, Incised & Painted - New Kingdom Provenance Thebes, Egypt Materials Alabaster and encaustic ink Description During the Egyptian New Kingdom the industry of alabaster vessels enjoyed a Renaissance of the glorious days of the Old Kingdom, when the production of items in alabaster was really outstanding. This rare item is inscribed with a funerary formula in favor of an Overseer of the Treasure called Amenhotep (Imenhetep), certainly during the XVIII or XIX Dynasty. Below the inscribed band, two symmetrical garlands with lotus and papyrus inside Highlights Nice composition of floral and geometric patterns incised and painted in encaustic technique. Remains of the original painting preserved in the incised work. Condition As it is and shown in picture. We would say: good and stable condition but we can see an old repair in one small part (clear in picture 5). Measures H:  3 ½   inches ( 8,7 cm) C:  10 inches ( 25 cm) Inscription Upon request, by the buyer Date (or estimated) Possibly  XVIII or XIX Dynasty ( c.1400-1200 bC) Origin of the item Private Collection in RJ. Acquired in Paris after WWII.   Business Information History/background Every item offered by MAT-AC (Mouseîon Antiques Trading & Ashraf Coins) is unconditionally guaranteed to be Genuine and Authentic. We are located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where we have a small shop. From 1996 we started to work as Antique Dealers and we have travelled many times to places related to History and Archaeology, looking for interesting items to sell and pieces for our own collection. From 2002 we work with Archaeological Tours. Also, we collect archaeological artifacts and art works for more than 25 years and part of this collection will be displayed in the Mankind Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which will be inaugurated soon. Payment policy We accept payments through PayPal, Mail order or Bank transfer for Citibank account. All payments are required until 5 days after the end of auction. After that an unpaid item report will be issued to eBay. Shipping information   Shipping WORLDWIDE => Buyer pays shipping costs depending on buyer's requests. Some expensive items can be sent free. Combined Shipping => Multiple items can be combined for a single low shipping cost. Insurance => Optional insurance. Registered Mail => If you would like registered Mail, please let me know as soon as you win the item. Not registered Mail is sent with buyer's risk. Note => For countries like China, Turkey, all Eastern Europe & Central and South America we recommend to send all items with registered Mail for your security. Note 2 => Parcels and Orders to Italy are subject to a high insurance always. Insurance We strongly recommend doing Insurance for all items sent abroad. For some expensive and rare items, we offer insurance as a COURTESY, even if the Buyer opts for not doing it. Otherwise, it is at buyer’s risk and we have no responsibility for damaging or losing the items. Return policy All illustrations are of the actual item offered here. The authenticity of all pieces is fully guaranteed and comes with our gallery Certificate of Authenticity. If the object does not fit the description; just let us know within 07 days after receiving the object. You send the item back in the same conditions and we will return the price you paid (shipping excluded).We don’t accept damaged items back. We will answer your questions as soon as possible. Please write to us: pradodemello@hotmail.com Travels to places of Archaeological significance Also, we organize special tours to places of archaeological and historical significance in travels designed as Courses of Archaeology in loco. With pleasure, we help people to purchase items in places as Damascus, Bucharest, Cusco and other odd places. Then, not only you can visit the place, but you can be assisted to buy good and interesting items.   New Items and Special Collections We are listing items several times a week. We have a big collection of AFRICAN & OCEANIC ART - under our responsibility - and we are available to give information upon request. If someone is interest, we can offer the item on eBay. We have a good list of customers and sellers in Brazil and abroad. If you have a special thing in mind, don’t hesitate in asking to us. Please write to: pradodemello@hotmail.com   Place a Bid!