Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BLUE-PAINTED TERRACOTTA JAR WITH

EGYPTIAN BLUE-PAINTED TERRACOTTA JAR WITH NILOTIC PLANTS - Amarna Period, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC. A blue-painted terracotta jar of biconical profile with the shoulder set below a slender neck and a flaring everted rim with a rounded lip. Painted in black, red and blue, across the shoulder runs a continuous frieze of Nilotic plants: alternating papyrus umbels, lotus buds and circular rosettes, framed by circumferential bands. Around the neck, the ornament includes a ring of upright pointed petals, with further linear bands beneath the rim.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.462. 11.215.464. 11.215.460.Size: 600mm x 390mm; Weight: 8.8kgProvenance: 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.