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THBExtremely Rare Egyptian Glass Fish Vessel
Lot 4
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 11, 2018
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, el-Amarna, ca. 1390 to 1336 BCE. A polychrome glass vessel comprised of a black body decorated with trailed and lightly combed festoon pattern in opaque white glass, with applied lemon yellow glass trails for fins and a yellow glass thread of that same brilliant hue outlining the mouth. Fish-form vessels were popular during this period - in glass as well as other media. Historians do not yet understand exactly how they were used, but some believe they may have been used as ointment vessels and probably were paired with stands given that they cannot stand by themselves. Size: 2.625" L (6.7 cm)
This fish may represent a Nile perch. Various locations in the Nile Valley and the Delta were associated with specific gods and their relevant animal cults. Nile perch were sacred to the goddess Neith - an early goddess worshipped as the first creator of the universe. According to legend, she declared, "I am the things that are, that will be, and that have been . . ." Interestingly, the Egyptians also mummified fish - wrapping them in bandages and binding them together with rope made of palm fibers. Scores of pilgrims would have travelled to sacred sites throughout Egypt in order to give votive offerings to the gods.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#135269Loss to tail. A couple fine break lines indicative of well-executed repairs to the body. Some surface wear with area of pigment loss to the mouth. Otherwise quite nice and quite rare!Condition
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