LATE DYNASTY XVIII, REIGN OF AMENHOTEP III-IV, CIRCA 1350 B.C.

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TWO EGYPTIAN 'AMARNA' PAINTED POTTERY IBEX HEAD PROTOMES
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, REIGN OF AMENHOTEP III-IV, CIRCA 1350 B.C.
With blue colouring, 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high max.; and an 'Amarna' painted pottery sherd with mandrake fruit and leaves, painted blue and red, circa 1350 B.C., 3½ x 3 in. (9 x 7.6 cm.) max. (3)

Provenance

Acquired in Egypt between 1956-1958.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

Cf. B.T. Trope et al., Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2005, p. 170, no. 132, which shows a complete 'ibex' vase, "The ibex was another symbol of rebirth, perhaps because of the mother's extended period of care for her offspring."

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