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LOT 0016
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience White Lotus Chalice
NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1315-945 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (205 grams, 12.1 cm).
The lotiform cup modelled as an open lotus flower with incised petal detailing to the outer face, short stem and flared foot; some restoration.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12937-243177.
Cf. Freed, R., et al., Egypt’s Golden Age, the Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C, Boston, 1982, p.147, no.147, for a similar pale blue faience white lotus chalice; S., Reeves, N., and Quirke, S., Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum, Windsor/New York, 1999, p.39, no.56, for a squatter version of this chalice style in deep blue faience.
FootnotesFaience chalices shaped like the flowers of the white lotus (Nymphaea albicans) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty and are believed to be drinking vessels.
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LOT 0016
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience White Lotus Chalice
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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