Description:

Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 8th century CE. A beautiful and iconographically rich terracotta vessel with a depressed globular body, short neck, and flattened rim, hand painted in hues of red and brown on a cream ground depicting a facing figure, most likely a Saint or Christ with a fish and bird painted on the other sides of the vase separated by vertical design - motifs and designs related to those found in contemporary textiles of the period. A magnificent work created by the Coptic culture, a Christian population in Egypt that began making important cultural and intellectual contributions to the Byzantine Empire by the dawn of the 4th century. Size: 5" (12.7 cm) H x 5-3/4" in diameter at widest

Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.



Provenance: Ex: H. Berk collection, Chicago, IL; Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.

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  • Condition: No restoration with minor chipping to lip and some other minor surface abrasions.

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