EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY JAR WITH LOTUS FLOWERS AND ROSETTES

Ca. 1353 - 1335 BC. A large pottery jar with a biconical body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with an outward-flaring rim. Painted in red, blue and black on a buff ground, the neck is encircled by a register of blue pointed petals alternating with red stamens, bordered by horizontal tricolour bands. The shoulder is decorated with a broad frieze of stylised papyrus stems alternating with papyrus buds, with blue rosettes set above. Further horizontal bands frame the principal decorative zone, with a narrow hatched band at the base of the neck. The lower body is left plain. For similar see: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, INV 10071. Size: 450mm x 300mm; Weight: 4.4kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.

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