Egyptian or Levantine steatite bowl

A dark grey carved steatite bowl with smooth curved sides and a flat base.

Culture
Egypt or Levant, late 3rd to 2nd Millennium BC

Size
4.5 x 9.7 cms

Condition
Minor surface chips as seen in the photographs, smooth tactile patina

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly in the collection of Robert J Molnar, New Jersey, USA, acquired c. 1960’s.