Vase; Egypt, early dynasties, 2220-2575 B.C.

Vase; Egypt, early dynasties, 2220-2575 BC.
Alabaster veined.
Presents restoration in the back area.
Measurements: 12 x 9 cm.
The art of stone vessel carving reached its peak as far back as the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom. Stone vessels were mainly used to contain food, ointments and cosmetic oils. Thanks to the thickness and impermeability of their walls, they allowed a good preservation of the products. They have many uses in everyday life, but also played a prominent role in religious activities; offerings in temples, daily anointing of statues and objects of worship, and in the funerary world, for the preparation of mummies, as well as in the belief in the rejuvenating and regenerating effect of these substances. Therefore, it is not surprising that a large number of stone vessels were regularly deposited in tombs and burial complexes.