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Lot 104

An Egyptian Miniature Double-Bodied Jar with Flamingos

Lot 104

An Egyptian Miniature Double-Bodied Jar with Flamingos

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

An Egyptian Miniature Double-Bodied Jar with Flamingos

Predynastic Period, Nagada II-III, 3500-3000 B.C.

Width 3 inches (7.62 cm).

Property from a Florida Private Collection

Provenance:

Blumka Gallery, New York, where acquired by the present owner, 9 October 1984.

For comparative examples, see W.M. Flinders Petrie and J.E. Quibell, Naqada and Ballas, London, 1896, pl. XXXIII, fig. 19 and pl. XXXIV, fig. 33b.

Inspected under UV light, 10x loupe, and acetone tested; nothing was revealed. Intact as preserved with one stopper now lost; the rare and remaining stopper has a possible old break at the bottom which fluoresces under UV light. Overall surface wear with minor losses to red pigment, as is typical with age. Superficial pitting and chipping to the extremities and rims. The pigment depicts birds and wavy lines (water) around the circumference of both jars. Both lug handles are pierced. Secured to a modern wood base with a metal bar, not permanently affixed. Overall in very attractive and stable condition.
Height 2 inches (5 cm); Height with stand 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm).

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Jacob Coley

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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