Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a basket with a pinched upper rim. Spanning above the pinched area is a strip of pottery that emulates the basket's 'handle', and the entire body is decorated with impressed grooves that imbue the exterior with a beehive appearance. Remains of black pigment and faint red pigment are visible in scattered areas and allude to how this vessel was decorated when first created. Size: 2.13" L x 1.93" W x 2.31" H (5.4 cm x 4.9 cm x 5.9 cm)
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.605; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.088.1998.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 30.8.209
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914, ref. no. 16.605; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.088.1998
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Condition
Minor abrasions, with light fading to pigment, and small chips along rim and body, otherwise in excellent condition. Nice preservation to overall form.