Bidspirit auction | PAIR EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS

PAIR EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS - Predynastic Period, Ca. 4600 - 4100 BC. A pair of terracotta bird figurines with rounded, bulbous bodies and small protruding tails. One retains a clearly defined head with a curved beak. Each is pierced transversely through the body. Both are hand-modelled in a simplified, abstract form. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.55. Size: 90-110mm x 50-80mm; Weight: 380g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.