NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.

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A FRAGMENTARY EGYPTIAN CORE-FORMED GLASS KRATERISKOS
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
Glass 2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.) high; restoration 2 7⁄8 in. (7.2 cm.) high

Provenance

with Gallery Ueda, Tokyo, by 1983 (Ancient Art II, fig. 27).
with Aaron Gallery, London, acquired from the above, late 1980s.
Antiquities, Bonhams, London, 1 May 2008, lot 113.
Princely Collection, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2017.

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Lot Essay

The shape of this krateriskos was first utilized in Egypt as a vessel for ointments, oils and cosmetics during the reign of Amenhotep II. Its popularity continued through the reign of Amenhotep III and the early years of the reign of Amenhotep IV. For a similar example in the Ernesto Wolf Collection see no. 5 in Stern and Schlick-Nolte, Early Glass in the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50.

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