Lot Essay
For a similar fish scene, cf. Exhibition catalogue, L'art copte en Égypte, 2000 ans de christianisme, Paris, 2000, p. 203, no. 239.
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CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A COPTIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR WITH FISH
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The upper body painted in reddish-brown with scene of three swimming Nile fish, the neck painted with 'lotus leaves' within spotted and wavy zigzag bands
11½ in. (29.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The upper body painted in reddish-brown with scene of three swimming Nile fish, the neck painted with 'lotus leaves' within spotted and wavy zigzag bands
11½ in. (29.1 cm.) high
Provenance
From a collection formed since 1984.
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