EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY JAR FRAGMENTS WITH PAPYRUS

Ca. 1353 - 1335 BC. A group of painted pottery fragments from the upper part of a jar, comprising sections of the shoulder and lower neck. Painted in blue, red and black on a buff ground, the principal register depicts large stylised papyrus flowers flanked by lotus buds, with a horizontal tricolour band above. For similar see: The San Antonio Museum of Art, Object number 99.1. Size: 260mm x 215mm; Weight: 1.74kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.

Estimate:£200

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