Description:

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A glazed pottery crucible cup used for heating and combining different ingredients to compose various metal alloys. This mastoid-shaped cup features a spherical body, a squat rim, and a petite handle, all above a conical protrusion along the bottom. The exterior surfaces are covered in glaze of mottled hues. Size: 2.125" L x 1.75" W x 2.25" H (5.4 cm x 4.4 cm x 5.7 cm)

Exhibited in the Lily Place Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, from 1929 to 1958, ref. no. 29.17.93; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.132.1998.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.132.1998; ex-Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1976; ex-L. Blumka collection, 1958; ex-Minneapolis Institute of Art, bequeathed by Ms. Lily Place, 1929, ref. no. 29.17.93; ex-Cairo Suq, Cairo, Egypt

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#182209

  • Condition: Nicks and abrasions, with light earthen deposits, chip to lower protrusion, and darkening/fading to exterior glaze pigment, otherwise in excellent condition. Nice surface smoothness and glaze luster.

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