Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A petite faience dish of hemispherical form used for storing various types of cosmetic material. The entire vessel is enveloped in a layer of light blue glaze, and a pair of suspension holes around the rim suggest that this was suspended rather than being placed on a countertop. Size: 2.62" Diameter x 1.27" H (6.7 cm x 3.2 cm)
Exhibited with the Lily Place Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, from 1925 to 1958, ref. no. 25.273; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.120.1998
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.120.1998; ex-Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1976; ex-L. Blumka collection, 1958; ex-Minneapolis Institute of Art, bequeathed by Ms. Lily Place, 1925, ref. no. 25.273; ex-Cairo Suq, Cairo, Egypt
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Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions, with light fading to glaze pigment, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to overall form and glaze pigment in most areas. Old museum number handwritten along exterior.