À propos du lot
n° 87
Titre : A Brown And Black Eggshell-Ware Jar
Dimensions : Height 6 3/8in. 16.2cmProvenance : The Breitbart Collection (Sotheby's, New York, The Breitbart Collection of Ancient Glass, Egyptian, Western Asiatic and Classical Antiquities, June 20th, 1990, no. 2, illus.) Cf. Steffen Wenig, Africa in Antiquity: the Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan, Brooklyn, 1978, vol. II, nos. 6 and 7. Such vessels are so delicate that it is generally believed they were not utilitarian, but were created as splendid objects of personal property meant to demonstrate the wealth of their owners (see David B. O'Connor, Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa, Philadelphia, 1993, pl. 1). Alternatively, it has been suggested that their use was funerary (see Africa: the Art of a Continent, Tom Phillips, ed., Munich, 1995, p. 106).Sotheby's, Salle de vente
, New York, US
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : Antiquities
Date de la vente : 12/06/2003
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
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: Live Sale
