An 'Egyptian blue' lid from a jar

DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1450-1350 B.C.

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An 'Egyptian blue' lid from a jar
Dynasty XVIII, circa 1450-1350 B.C.
Of shallow circular form, the exterior walls decorated with encircling ribbing possibly in imitation of coiled reed basketwork, the vertical wall with three holes for securing the lid in place, minor chips
4 3/8in. (11cm.) diam.; 1¼in. (3cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Egypt's Golden Age, The Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 B.C., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982, p. 151, no. 157 for a 'faience' basket and lid and no. 158 for a 'faience' pyxis with holes below the rim for securing a lid; the latter with lid also illustrated in S. Schoske et al, "Anch" Blumen für das Leben, Munchen, 1992, pp. 74-75, no. 6; and E. Riefstahl, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes, The Brooklyn Museum, 1968, p. 19, no. 15 for a 'faience' seed basket bearing the name of Queen Ti'a, wife of Amenhotep II and mother of Tuthmosis IV.

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