A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION BOWL, the interior of the shallow hemispherical bowl decorated in darker glaze with a standing figure in a long dress, wearing a wig with a fillet, holding a lotus flower over a chest below, a tall-stemmed papyrus plant behind, encircled by a border of short vertical lines, repaired, Dynasty XIX (1307-1196 B.C.) | Christie's

Lot 70

A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION BOWL, the interior of the shallow hemispherical bowl decorated in darker glaze with a standing figure in a long dress, wearing a wig with a fillet, holding a lotus flower over a chest below, a tall-stemmed papyrus plant behind, encircled by a border of short vertical lines, repaired, Dynasty XIX (1307-1196 B.C.)

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A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION BOWL, the interior of the shallow hemispherical bowl decorated in darker glaze with a standing figure in a long dress, wearing a wig with a fillet, holding a lotus flower over a chest below, a tall-stemmed papyrus plant behind, encircled by a border of short vertical lines, repaired, Dynasty XIX (1307-1196 B.C.)
5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Cf. E. Riefstahl, Ancient Egyptan Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, 1968, pp. 44 and 102, no. 42 for a bowl with a girl amongst flowering plants

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