Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Lid

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.

1 3/4 in. (18.8 grams, 43 mm).

Glazed composition cup with stemmed foot and thick rim, separate discoid lid with panel to the underside, possibly not belonging.

Provenance

Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.

Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.

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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LOT 0463