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LOT 0455

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OFFERING CUP WITH INSCRIPTION
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (32 grams, 56 mm).

Piriform body, stemmed foot, and thick rim; one side inscribed with the hieroglyphs ḏt ('eternally').

PROVENANCE:
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. a larger example of the type with decoration is in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA26226.

CONDITION
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