Lot Essay
For a related example see pp. 260-262, fig. 26, pls. 9 and 48 in M.-D. Nenna and M. Seif el-Din, La Vaisselle en faïence d'Époque Gréco-Romaine.
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PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE VASE
Ptolemaic Period, Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Turquoise green in color, the ovoid body with an off-set foot and tall neck flaring to a thin lip, decorated with a faint foliate pattern on the neck, a band of ten-petal rosettes on the shoulders, and scrolling ivy on the body, the shoulders further adorned with three mold-made Bes-mask appliqués
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
Ptolemaic Period, Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Turquoise green in color, the ovoid body with an off-set foot and tall neck flaring to a thin lip, decorated with a faint foliate pattern on the neck, a band of ten-petal rosettes on the shoulders, and scrolling ivy on the body, the shoulders further adorned with three mold-made Bes-mask appliqués
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1988, lot 32.
with Galerie Nefer, Zürich, 1990 (Catalogue 8, no. 44, p. 41).
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1993.
with Galerie Nefer, Zürich, 1990 (Catalogue 8, no. 44, p. 41).
with H.A.C. Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1993.