Lot Essay
For a similar example see fig. 135 in Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt.
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PROPERTY FROM A COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY CANOPIC JAR AND LID
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY CANOPIC JAR AND LID
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
The ovoid vessel with pronounced shoulders tapering to the flat base, preserving traces of a hieroglyphic inscription, the flanged lid with a human head, wearing a plain wig framing the triangular face and a false beard, the ears finely articulated, with a wide mouth, the eyes, pupils, eyebrows and wig preserving black pigment
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high (2)
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
The ovoid vessel with pronounced shoulders tapering to the flat base, preserving traces of a hieroglyphic inscription, the flanged lid with a human head, wearing a plain wig framing the triangular face and a false beard, the ears finely articulated, with a wide mouth, the eyes, pupils, eyebrows and wig preserving black pigment
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Foulds.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gifted 1925, de-accessioned 1956.
A gift to the present owner in 1987.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gifted 1925, de-accessioned 1956.
A gift to the present owner in 1987.