Amphora with two handles on the shoulders. Ovoid shape with tall neck and slight flat rim. Pointed base. With label (perhaps from vendor): Ancient Greco-Egyptian Period B.C. 300 - 100. Fine Tera Cotta Vase with pointed bottom. Rare and curious shape. 9" high. From collection of the Rev. J. Ranger Lawrence, chaplain of the British Forces at Ramleh, Egypt.

CONDITION NOTE 1998: Pitted, chipped, surface dirt.

Rev. Thomas Ranger Lawrence (1847-1902) was Chaplain of Ramleh, and of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute, Alexandria, Egypt. He formed a collection of antiquities that was sold on 4 July 1905 by Mr. J. C. Stevens, London, and a sales catalogue was published: 'Collection of Antiquities of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman and later periods by the late Rev. T. Ranger Lawrence', which is avaialble online on the archive.org website.

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Amphora with two handles on the shoulders. Ovoid shape with tall neck and slight flat rim. Pointed base. With label (perhaps from vendor): Ancient Greco-Egyptian Period B.C. 300 - 100. Fine Tera Cotta Vase with pointed bottom. Rare and curious shape. 9" high. From collection of the Rev. J. Ranger Lawrence, chaplain of the British Forces at Ramleh, Egypt. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Pitted, chipped, surface dirt. Rev. Thomas Ranger Lawrence (1847-1902) was Chaplain of Ramleh, and of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute, Alexandria, Egypt. He formed a collection of antiquities that was sold on 4 July 1905 by Mr. J. C. Stevens, London, and a sales catalogue was published: 'Collection of Antiquities of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman and later periods by the late Rev. T. Ranger Lawrence', which is avaialble online on the archive.org website.

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