Lot Essay
For similar examples, see nos. 117 and 188 in Freed, Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C.
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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JUG
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
The globular body with a cylindrical neck, the flaring mouth flat on the upper surface, the strap handle arching from the shoulder to the neck, two incised parallel lines along its length, the neck with a convex band where it meets the body and two parallel bands where the handle meets the neck, on a flat base
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
The globular body with a cylindrical neck, the flaring mouth flat on the upper surface, the strap handle arching from the shoulder to the neck, two incised parallel lines along its length, the neck with a convex band where it meets the body and two parallel bands where the handle meets the neck, on a flat base
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Eichberg Collection (d. 1953); Zürichsee Auktionen, Zurich, 10 April 2003.