Bidspirit auction | LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MODEL OF

LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MODEL OF A BASKET - Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1069 - 664 BC. A modelled basket made of faience with blue-green glaze and black staining. The domed form is structured with three openwork tiers composed of zigzag-patterned walls and a thick disc base. For similar see: A. Bouquillon, Faïences. Faïences de l'Antiquité. De l'Egypte à l'Iran, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 2005, p. 103; LM Berman, Catalogue of Egyptian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999, p. 532, no. 450.Size: 75mm x 50mm; Weight: 90gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Eric Strobel.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.