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FINE ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES
Live bidding began
Jan 28, 2024 at 12 PM GMT
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Description
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1070 BC.
A fragment from a funerary vase or sistrum handle, with three panels of hieroglyphic text In black. The New Kingdom brought about another change in manufacture. This period was the high point of faience making, and a large quantity of vases, beads, jewellery, amulets and scarabs were manufactured.
Size: 110mm x 65mm; Weight: 85g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Piase, 2 Oct, 2003, Lot 516. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.