An Egyptian Alabaster Miniature Amphora, Old Kingdom, ca. 2649 - 2150 BCE Jewelry - Earrings seems to have flourished largely

seems to have flourished largely during the Kushan dynasty and was contemporaneous with an important but dissimilar school of Kushan art at Mathura (Uttar Pradesh

the eyes and mouth incised

Pectorals represent a monumental expression of Sinú art and a fundamental component of the ceremonial assemblage displayed by elite men and women

Its origins lie in Achaemenid Persia

An Egyptian Alabaster Miniature Amphora, Old Kingdom, ca. 2649 - 2150 BCE Jewelry - Earrings seems to have flourished largelyThis miniature amphora with a rounded bottom and cylindrical body has a short neck and small everted rim, and two small lug handles on the shoulders. Medium: Alabaster Dimensions: Height: 2 1 8 inches (5. 4 cm) Condition: Chip to the rim, otherwise intact and in very good condition. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri, acquired from Galerie du Sycomore, Paris, 8 November 1990.