NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1479-1353 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY ANTHROPOMORPHIC VASE
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1479-1353 B.C.
In the form of a woman kneeling on both knees, her feet tucked beneath her, wearing an elaborate long wig and floral collar, with two tendrils of hair falling in front, the seam of her garment depicted on both sides, the woman cradling a child in her arms, the spout emerging from the top of her head with a flaring rim and an attached handle, details in added red and black
6¼ in. (15.9 cm) high

Provenance

Paul Mallon, Paris
Etoile d'Ishtar, Paris

Lot Essay

These vessels were created in limited numbers (only four are known), during the reigns of Thutmosis III to Amenhotep III and are linked with childbirth. Each vessel is suggested to hold a liquid capacity equal to the milk from a woman's breast during a normal feeding. For similar examples in Brooklyn and Berlin see pp. 172-3 in Eggebrecht, Ägyptens Aufsteig zur Weltmacht.

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