Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA POINTED JUG

EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA POINTED JUG - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. An Egyptian pottery vessel with a slender ovoid body tapering to a pointed base. The short neck supports a thickened, everted rim, from which rises a single robust handle connecting to the shoulder. The surface bears light encrustation and calcareous deposits, suggesting long-term burial or marine exposure.Size: 310mm x 320mm; Weight: 4.9kgProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, acquired 1970s - 1980s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition