EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM COBALT BLUE PAINTED JAR DEPICTING HEAD OF A PHARAOH

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.
A stunning Egyptian New Kingdom jar, possibly from the Amarna period. The jar is painted with cobalt blue, and its globular body is decorated on the shoulders with floral phytomorphic motifs. The narrow neck is adorned with two registers of decoration; in the main, a frontal Pharaoh head that alternates with undulating vertical lines and in the lower, a motif composed of flowers. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 11.215.462. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 630mm x 280mm; Weight: 6Kg
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.