A BLUE FAIENCE LIDDED VESSEL

NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.

Details

A BLUE FAIENCE LIDDED VESSEL
new kingdom, dynasty xviii, 1550-1307 b.c.
Modeled in the form of a covered basket, of tapering elliptical form, on a flat base, decorated with thin horizontal ribs, motifs painted in black
6 in. (17.1 cm.) high including the lid

Provenance

J.J. Keljman Gallery, New York

Lot Essay

The faience workshops of the New Kingdom are often characterized by a mimetic tendency to render objects in faience that would have been made in other media. This imitation elliptical basket, with its detachable lid, belongs to this tradition. The craftsman has successfully captured the effect of the wicker in the rendering of the reed and split straw coils. For woven baskets see pp. 136-137 in Brovarski, et al., Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C..