Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A sumptuous, hand-built faience jar of a petite size covered in layers of lustrous, brilliant blue glaze. The attenuated vessel presents with a flat base, an apple-shaped body bearing a carinated upper body and rounded shoulders, and a squat rim surrounding the wide mouth. The interior cavity is concurrently embellished with blue glaze that creates a uniform azure color across the entire vessel. Jarlets like this example were used in funerary rituals as containers for votive offerings meant to be laid in a tomb to accompany the deceased on their journey through the afterlife. Size: 1.875" W x 2.125" H (4.8 cm x 5.4 cm)
Published: Andrews, C. and Van Dijk J. "Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection." Philipp Von Zabern Verlag Gmbh, Mainz, 2006, p. 11-119, no. 227 b.
Cf. an example from the Late Period at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 28.3.115a
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Provenance: private Salisbury, Maryland, USA collection; ex-private W. Arnold Meijer collection of Egyptian Antiques; ex-private French collection, 1970s to 1980s
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Condition
Repair to small area of rim, with very small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. A couple of stable hairline fissures along rim and body, with light encrustations in scattered areas, and very minor pitting to some surfaces commensurate with age. Wonderful preservation to original glaze pigment throughout interior and exterior.