Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PEAR-SHAPED VASE
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PEAR-SHAPED VASE - Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, Ca. 945 - 715 BC. A faience vessel with a tall pear-shaped body rising to a narrow cylindrical neck that flares outward into a wide, gently everted rim. The surface is covered in a blue glaze with variegated greenish and lighter patches.For similar see: Egypt. Three Thousand Years of Decorative Art. Myers Museum. Eton College Collection, exhibition catalogue, Bordeaux, 2007, p. 62, no. 69.Size: 155mm x 65mm; Weight: 145gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Robert Bigler 04 June, 2008.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.