An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience bowl
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An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience bowl
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1292 B.C.
The interior decorated in added black with two pairs of tilapia fish feeding on lotus buds, with further lotus flowers emerging from the square pond at the centre, the exterior decorated with the petals of an open lotus blossom, 17.6cm diam
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Provenance:
Japanese private collection.
Anonymous sale; Christie's New York, Tuesday 13 June 2000, lot 217.
English private collection acquired from the above sale.
There are similarly decorated bowls in Egypt's Golden Age: The art of living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C. , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982, p.143, pl.140 and also F. Friedman (Ed.) Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience, , London, 1998, p.211, no.77: accompanied by a discussion of the symbolism of the lotus and fish which both represent rebirth and resurrection. The closing and opening of the buds from night to day, suggest the renewal of life, while the habit of the tilapia fish to hold its young in its mouth, perhaps gave the idea of spontaneous regeneration and eternal life.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1292 B.C.
The interior decorated in added black with two pairs of tilapia fish feeding on lotus buds, with further lotus flowers emerging from the square pond at the centre, the exterior decorated with the petals of an open lotus blossom, 17.6cm diam
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Japanese private collection.
Anonymous sale; Christie's New York, Tuesday 13 June 2000, lot 217.
English private collection acquired from the above sale.
There are similarly decorated bowls in Egypt's Golden Age: The art of living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C. , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982, p.143, pl.140 and also F. Friedman (Ed.) Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience, , London, 1998, p.211, no.77: accompanied by a discussion of the symbolism of the lotus and fish which both represent rebirth and resurrection. The closing and opening of the buds from night to day, suggest the renewal of life, while the habit of the tilapia fish to hold its young in its mouth, perhaps gave the idea of spontaneous regeneration and eternal life.
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An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience bowl
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