Large Eastern Mediterranean Painted Terracotta Pitcher

拍品描述

1st millennium B.C. With a wide mouth, everted rim, and elongated, cylindrical neck, bulbous body with painted polychrome bands, a strap handle with painted linear decoration. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Brunton, G., Sedment II, London, 1924, pl. 276A, D, for a vessel of similar form bearing linear decoration, discovered in a late New Kingdom tomb at Sedment. 1.03 kg, 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). From a 1980s UK collection. Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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