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1017 - AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY JAR WITH PAPYRUS AND LOTUS MOT…

Estimate £7,500 - £15,000

Description

AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY JAR WITH PAPYRUS AND LOTUS MOTIFS Ca. 1353 - 1335 BC. A pottery jar with a globular body narrowing to a tall cylindrical neck with a thickened everted rim. The neck is encircled by horizontal bands in red, blue and black, with a frieze of upright blue petals alternating with red stamens. The shoulder is decorated with a broad register of tall blue papyrus stalks with spreading umbels, alternating with red lotus buds on slender stems. The main register is enclosed above and below by narrow horizontal bands in black, blue and red. The lower body is left plain. For similar see: Sotheby's, Sculpture and Works of Art, 5 July 2024, Lot. 117. Size: 510mm x 350mm; Weight: 6kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990sÐ2014; ex. private collection, 1970sÐ1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd