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A Dutch Private Collection of Egyptian Art (Lots 50-58)
Lot 56*

An Egyptian pottery storage jar

22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian pottery storage jar

New Kingdom, circa 1550-1069 B.C.
the black painted decoration added in modern times, 28cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
with Galerie Nefer AG, Zurich, 2001.
with Galerie Cybele, Paris (accompanied by a 2004 French passport), acquired from the above 15 October 2001.
Private collection, Rotterdam, acquired from the above 29 December 2021.

Simple storage jars such as these were often decorated only on their upper part, as the body of the vessel was hidden by the pot stand or rack in which the jar stood.

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