Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN MINIATURE BASKET

EGYPTIAN MINIATURE BASKET - New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A miniature woven basket with a low rounded body of tightly plaited fibres and a fitted domed lid. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA5396; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 36.3.189. Size: 55mm x 30mm; Weight: 10g 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 statement from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.