Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1303 BCE. A hand-built redware amphora shaped from marl clay covered in russet pigment. The apple-shaped body rests atop a planar foot and has an arching handle on either side of the shoulder. The tall neck rises to a thick, overhanging rim that perhaps once accommodated a lid. Inside the neck is a petite area of white pigment bearing red-painted linear motifs; this indicates Cypriot influence in decorative choice. Size: 4.8" W x 5.5" H (12.2 cm x 14 cm)

Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914, ref. no. 16.605; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.007.1996.

Published in Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. "Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection." University of California Press, 1992, fig. 21c, pp. 37-39.

Cf. Ede, Charles. "Collecting Antiquities." London, 1983, p. 45, no. 124.; also a painted example at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 16.10.427.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA, purchased between 1974 and 1975 at Superior Galleries, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Emile Brugsch (1842-1930) collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914, ref. no. 16.605; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.007.1996; Published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling", fig. 21c

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#179007

Loss to one handle as shown. Even abrasions to rim, and areas of abrasions around body, otherwise in great condition. Wonderful remains of red surface color. Drexel Museum reference number handwritten on base.