Egyptian Ptolemaic Faience Vase w/ Linear Motifs

Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A lovely mold-formed faience vase of a petite size with a flat base, a tall, ovoid body with a carination along the lower half, a tapered neck, and a flared rim surrounding a deep interior cavity. The exterior surface is covered in light-blue powder pigment that has faded to a soft white hue, though some areas of original blue pigment are visible just beneath the rim exterior. Applied black pigment forms sections of zigzagging lines alternating between straight bars, frets surrounding the rim, and petaloid forms encircling the lower body just above the base. Size: 1.8" W x 3.5" H (4.6 cm x 8.9 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private G.B. collection, New York, USA

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Condition Report: Minor nicks and chips to rim, body, and base, with fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations along interior and exterior surfaces. Great earthen deposits and fine traces of original pigment throughout.