Lot 10B
Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. An attractive pottery jar featuring a minimalist yet graceful body with a broad hip, a slanted shoulder, a broad neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a petite, rounded base. The surface is adorned with black-on-red decoration with horizontal bands encompassing the shoulder and base of the neck, while petite dashes embellish the rim. Size: 4.1" Diameter x 3.8" H (10.4 cm x 9.7 cm)
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1916 to 1958, ref. no. 16.580; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.065.1998.
A nearly identical pottery jar can be found at the Albany Institute of History and Art under accession number, 1934.4.15.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Emil Brugsch Collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1916 to 1958, ref. no. 16.580; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.065.1998.
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#182147
- Condition: Small chip to rim and some nicks and abrasions to surface as shown. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments. Rounded base creates slight wobble. Old collection number inscribed on underside of base.
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