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LOT 0073
Egyptian Libation Vessel in the Form of a Squatting Woman
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (161 grams, 10 cm).
Formed as a naked pregnant woman in a squatting position, with sagging breasts and a strongly bulging belly; pubis clearly visible between the legs, which are spread wide apart; eyes and mouth perforated to serve as a spout; filling hole at the back of the head; left foot partly absent.
ProvenanceHans Jurgen Döpp (1940), Frankfurt.
From The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired from Bernd Gackstätter, Antikenkabinett Frankfurt.
Kunst und Kunsthandwerk Frühe Epochen no.2, Frankfurt A.M., before 1998, no.41, with illus.
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LOT 0073
Egyptian Libation Vessel in the Form of a Squatting Woman
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£675 (EUR 783; USD 911) ‡+BP*
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