Lot 15
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An elegant pair of faience New Year's flasks, each boasting a mold-made, lentoid body and a tubular, flared spout flanked by twin, arched handles, all sitting upon a pair of petite, nubbin feet. Enveloped in light, powder blue glaze, each vessel is adorned with relief decoration: one with rosettes on both sides and the other with a rosette on one side and a lotus flower on the other. Size of larger (lotus flower): 1.8" W x 2.5" H (4.6 cm x 6.4 cm)
These vessels are known as "New Year's Flasks" because the new year is usually invoked in the inscriptions. According to R. Bianchi in Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience, New York, 1998, p. 229, nos. 126-127, "the ancient Egyptian New Year started in late summer, when the Nile began its annual flood. The transition between the years was considered fraught with dangers that threatened the cosmic stability of the land and numerous rituals were developed in order to ensure a harmonious transition. It has been suggested that these vessels were designed to contain a liquid used in an unknown ritual connected with New Year celebrations."
Provenance: ex-T.F. Holy Lands collection, formed since the 1960s; ex-private London, UK collection, 1970s
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#193198
- Condition: Age-expected surface wear with weathering, abrasions, and softening of detail as shown. A few nicks and stable hairline fissures in areas. Otherwise, both are intact and in good condition with rich earthen encrustations.
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