Description:

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 4th century CE. A lovely pottery amphora presenting a broad, carinated body surmounted a slender neck, a flared and rolled rim, and twin arching handles. All sits upon a narrow, slightly rounded base. Pottery vases like this one were often intended as offerings made to the departed both during the burial and on special days of commemoration such as the "Beautiful Feast of the Valley." Friends and relatives of the deceased would visit the tomb and enjoy a meal while communing with the spirits of the buried. Size: 4.4" Diameter x 5.3" H (11.2 cm x 13.5 cm)

Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 2004 to 2023, reference number EL02.017.2004.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA, purchased in May 1999; ex-John Rilling, Orange County, California, USA collection; ex-Encino, California, USA collection, December 12, 1999, lot 118

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#182141

  • Condition: Some small chips, nicks, and abrasions to areas as shown, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellently preserved with light earthen deposits in areas. Old collection number inscribed on interior of rim. Rounded base causes slight wobble but vessel is still able to stand independent of support.

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