Description : New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C. Conical in form, depicted with a human face, with cosmetic stripes and lined eyes, and a short false beard, the hair covered with bitumen, with original pigment preserved throughout 31/4 in. (8.3 cm) high PROVENANCE Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940 NOTES For a similar example in Boston see p. 150 in D'Auria, et al., Mummies and Magic. The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt.
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About the lot N° 294 Title : AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY CANOPIC JAR LID