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AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY DOUBLE FLASK
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY DOUBLE FLASK

LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1397-1360 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY DOUBLE FLASK
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1397-1360 B.C.
Comprising a conjoined pilgrim flask and amphora with strap handle
4 1/8 in. (10.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium.
Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 59.

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Lot Essay

Cf. C.W. Hayes, Scepter of Egypt, New York, 1978, vol. II, p. 277, fig. 169; dated to the reign of Amenhotep III, this pottery was called Kulleh-ware. They were designed to hold a particular product, gum resin being one substance analysed.

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