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THBGorgeous Egyptian Faience Amphoriskos
Lot 2
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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
Jul 8, 2021
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
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Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous faience vessel in the form of an amphoriskos presenting a spherical body, a gently pointed bottom, and a narrow neck that flares outward to a rolled rim. The exterior is enveloped in a wonderful seafoam green glaze, likely representing the waters of the sacred Nile River. The ancient Egyptian word for faience comes from the word "dazzle" and here the dazzling sacred blue is further enhanced by the petals of the sacred lotus flower in shades of yellow, white, and russet. The Egyptians held this particular flower in the highest esteem, treasuring the lotus for its fragrance as well as for its habit of following the sun's lead - opening at daybreak and closing at nightfall. Size: 2.75" in diameter x 4" H (7 cm x 10.2 cm)
The lotus became a potent symbol of the hope for eternal life. Given this, it is likely that this petite vessel was not made for practical use but rather for use in a temple as a special votive offering to a god. The lotus often appears in feasting imagery where wine was drunk from full-sized versions of similar vessels.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-private Canadian collection, acquired at A. H. Wilkens Auctions, before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165693Restoration and nicks to rim. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining glaze, lovely craquelure, and great encrustations.Condition
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