Faience Bowl with Lotus Blossoms

Culture: Egyptian

Period: New Kingdom, 19th-20th dynasty, 1292-1077 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 11.8 cm in diameter

Price: Sold

Ref: 1426

Provenance: From the renowned collection Kelekian, Paris and New York, acquired in the early 20th century. Since then in a family estate.

Condition: Reassembled from three pieces without any missing parts.

Description: Deep bowl of dark blue fayence with black paint. The inside depicts a halo of lotus blossoms, in the centre a dotted circle. On the rim black dotted decoration. On the outside lines. The bottom of the bowl is slightly rounded outwards. See for the form, size and dating the bowl in the Louvre Paris with the inventory number E22554.