Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN INLAID FAIENCE BEAKER

EGYPTIAN INLAID FAIENCE BEAKER - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience beaker with a flaring profile and a slightly rounded base. The exterior is decorated with a blue inlaid sequence of pictorial signs including a standing bird, a stylised plant, a water ripple and a sun disc.For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-E.4548.Size: 26mm x 28.5mm; Weight: 15.83gProvenance: 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.