Bidspirit auction | SET OF EGYPTIAN NEW YEAR

SET OF EGYPTIAN NEW YEAR FLASKS - Late Period, Ca. 600 BC.A set of five pale green faience New year Flasks featuring a moulded flat body decorated with various subjects, connected to a narrow neck supported by two strap handles. The body rests on short protruding legs. For similar see: Meeting the Past. 100 Years in Egypt. German Archaeological Institute Cairo 1907-2007, catalogue of the special exhibition in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (with contributions by G. Dreyer, P. Grossmann, U. Hartung, D. Raue, U. Rummel), n. 117.Size: 60-60mm x 40-40mm; Weight: 195gProvenance: Property of a London Art gallery; formerly acquired from a Belgium collector in 2006; formerly in an old French collection since the 1960s.