EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA JAR WITH BIRDS

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Amarna Period, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC. A pottery jar with a globular body narrowing to a tall cylindrical neck with a thickened everted rim. The neck is encircled by horizontal bands in red, blue, and black, with a frieze of upright blue petals alternating with red stamens. The shoulder displays a broad register of two alternating designs: one with a bird rising from a marsh; the other with three lotus buds. The lower body is left plain. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 11.215.462. Size: 470mm x 320mm; Weight: 5.6kg 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.

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