Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BLUE-PAINTED TERRACOTTA JAR WITH

EGYPTIAN BLUE-PAINTED TERRACOTTA JAR WITH LOTUS PETALS - Amarna Period, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC. A blue-painted pottery jar with an ovoid body rising to a broad shoulder, a tall cylindrical neck and a pronounced rim. The decoration, painted in blue with red and black dividing lines, comprises continuous friezes of lotus petals around the neck, shoulder and upper body. Size: 380mm x 260mm; Weight: 4kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.