Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CUPS

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CUPS - Ca. 1069 - 664 BC. A pair of small faience cups. The one on the left has a slightly tapering cylindrical body with a wide, outwardly flaring rim. The vessel on the right has a more upright profile and a subtly thickened rim. Both are set on flat bases.For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: JE26858.12.a, SR2/13833, TR29/1/27/3.Size: 40-45mm x 22-30mm; Weight: 45gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.