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THBPublished / Exhibited Egyptian Indurated Limestone Jar
Lot 17
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Egypt, early dynastic period, dynasty one or two, ca. 3100 to 2886 BCE. Lovely indurated limestone jar in squat form with rounded base and two tubular lug handles that are pierced for suspension. A flat raised rim surrounds the mouth of the jar. The jar is a lovely cream color highlighted with areas of orange-brown. A jar such as this would have held precious ointments or cosmetics. Size: 3.5" W x 2.25" H (8.9 cm x 5.7 cm)
Exhibited 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 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.076.1996.
Published in Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. "Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection." University of California Press, 1992, pp. 21-22, fig. 6d
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited 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 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.076.1996; published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling," fig. 6d
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#182065Repaired from 5 or 6 pieces affecting about one quarter of the rim and an area stretching down about one and one half inch. Area of erosion to base about the size of a US dime.Condition
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