EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY JAR

Ca. 1353 - 1335 BC. A large pottery jar with a biconical body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with an outward-flaring rim. Painted in red, blue and black on a buff ground, the shoulder is decorated with a broad frieze of elongated blue pointed petals alternating with smaller blue petals outlined in red. The neck is encircled by a register of blue upright petals alternating with red stamens. Horizontal tricolour bands frame and separate the decorative zones, with a narrow hatched band at the base of the neck. The lower body is left plain. For similar see: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, INV 10071. Size: 490mm x 350mm; Weight: 8.45kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.

Estimación:€5,961.68

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