Auction 11
FINE ANCIENT ART - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 15, 2024
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LOT 4:
EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER JAR WITH PAPYRUS FLOWERS - SCARCE
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8,000
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£12,000 - £20,000
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EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER JAR WITH PAPYRUS FLOWERS - SCARCE
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Ramsess II, Ca. 1279 - 1213 BC.A beautiful jar of utilitarian form, carved from creamy honey-yellow alabaster with opaque white veining throughout. The piriform vessel features a hemispherical base, a smooth shoulder that tapers to form a corseted neckline, and a thick rim surrounding the mouth of the vessel. The body is adorned with two painted registers depicting a Nile scene and papyrus flowers. For similar see: Egitto, lo splendore millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, VI 33-34, p. 343.Size: 260mm x 160mm; Weight: 3.99kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector's Eye - Thalassic Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
