A SMALL EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SHALLOW BOWL Early Dynastic Period, 1st - 2nd Dynasty, Circa 2972 - 2647 B.C. Of slightly shouldered form with an incised lip and flat base, 7.7cm diameter, Provenance: Private collection Germany acquired prior to 1970, Literature: For a similar example see Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie, 'The Funeral Furniture of Egypt. Stone and Metal Vases' (reprinted Warminster, 1977) pl. XXIV, no. 421.