Rare Romano-Egyptian Redware Portrait Jug

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to early 2nd century CE. A beautiful, mold-formed redware pottery jug with an expressive portrait peering out from the obverse side. The captivating countenance presents with bulging, almond-shaped eyes beneath thin, sweeping brows, a thick nose with flared nostrils, full cheeks with shallow nasolabial folds flanking full lips curled into a smirk, and a bulbous chin with an incised central cleft. Diagonally incised bangs frame the rounded face beneath a stippled upper fringe, and a fillet of flowers and grassy bunches line the top of the vivacious visage. The planar base enables the stability of the jug, and a squat handle next to the wide-mouthed neck allowed this vessel to be used as a container for various liquids or oils. Size: 3" W x 4.4" H (7.6 cm x 11.2 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Robert Hobert collection; ex-Amphora Auctions

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Condition Report: Repair to one section of neck and rim, with resurfacing and light overpainting along break lines. Nicks and abrasions to base, body, face, and handle, with minor softening to some finer facial features, and light encrustations. Great preservation to face.