Lot 150
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery pitcher of intriguing form that is modeled heavily after Cypriot pottery wares of the time. The piriform vessel features a carinated lower body adorned with hand-painted black stripes, and a stocky handle arches off the verso. Trade routes during the New Kingdom extended across the Mediterranean Sea to include areas like Cyprus, Mycenae, and Knossos, so merchants and artisans were able to absorb many new and exotic styles. Vessels like this pitcher exemplify the creativity of ancient Egyptian craftspeople and how they could synthesize different artisanal techniques with their own. Size: 3.7" L x 3.6" W x 4.9" H (9.4 cm x 9.1 cm x 12.4 cm)
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.591; 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 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.005.1996.
Cf. The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 07.447.475; also The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 16.10.426; and The University College, London, UC8918
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, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.591; 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 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.005.1996
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- Condition: Repaired along rim and neck, with small losses and light adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions and pitting in scattered areas, with light fading to pigment, otherwise in great condition. Previous museum number handwritten beneath foot.
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