Description:

Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE to 3rd century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery bowl covered in red pigment. The base features a squat foot used for stability. Bowls like this example were used for a myriad of different purposes and were a utilitarian staple in any household. Size: 10" L x 9.875" W x 2.5" H (25.4 cm x 25.1 cm x 6.4 cm)

Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1916 to 1958; ref. no. 16.570; 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 EL01.050.1998

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 Institute of Art, 1916 to 1958; ref. no. 16.570; 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 EL01.050.1998

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#182149

  • Condition: Chips to rim, light earthen deposits, and minor pitting, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to red pigment. Old museum number handwritten beneath foot.

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