Bidspirit auction | PAIR EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS

PAIR EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS - Predynastic Period, Ca. 4600 - 4100 BC. A pair of terracotta bird figurines with rounded, bulbous bodies, small protruding tails, and clearly defined heads with curved beaks. Each is pierced transversely through the body. Both are hand-modelled in a simplified, abstract form.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.55.Size: 105-110mm x 70-90mm; Weight: 355gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.