Lot Essay
For a similar example see fig. 40, p. 49 in Romano, In the Fullness of Time: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from American Private Collections.
.jpg?w=1)
Property from a Connecticut Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY BOWL
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY BOWL
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
The conical bowl on a flat base, flaring to the everted rim, decorated on the exterior and the interior of the rim with geometric ornament in white slip, including triangles, zigzag, vertical lines, and bands of chevron bisecting the body, below the rim and on the interior of the rim
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diameter; 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
The conical bowl on a flat base, flaring to the everted rim, decorated on the exterior and the interior of the rim with geometric ornament in white slip, including triangles, zigzag, vertical lines, and bands of chevron bisecting the body, below the rim and on the interior of the rim
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) diameter; 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired circa 1980.
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 6 July 1994, lot 19.
with Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1995 (Antiquities, Catalogue 160, no. 18).
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 6 July 1994, lot 19.
with Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1995 (Antiquities, Catalogue 160, no. 18).