An Egyptian Faience Vessel
Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
Width 7 inches (18 cm).
Private Collection, Europe, prior to 1986.
Edward H. Merrin Gallery, by 1986.
Private Collection, New York, 1986-2021.
Published:
Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York,
The Majesty of Ancient Egypt and the Classical World (Exhibition Catalogue), 1986, p.31.
Note:
The distinctive globular shape with cylindrical lug-handles mimics Pre-dynastic and Old Kingdom vessels while the scale-pattern decoration (stylized grapes?) occurs mostly in the Ptolemaic period. Comparable decoration is also attested in Nubian faience and terracotta vessels.