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Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, Drexel 1895-1914

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Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, Drexel 1895-1914
Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, Drexel 1895-1914
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Description
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-built pottery pilgrim flask of sizable form bearing russet-hued surfaces decorated with black-painted bullseye motifs. The circular vessel is carinated along the outer edge and exhibits a pair of loop handles that flanks a spout mounted with a collared rim. Size: 3" L x 4.3" W x 5.6" H (7.6 cm x 10.9 cm x 14.2 cm); 7.25" H (18.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref no. 16.605; 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 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.049.1998.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref no. 16.605; 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 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.049.1998

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#182067
Condition
Light earthen deposits, minor fading to pigment, and some small chips, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to overall form and most painted decorations.
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Egyptian Pilgrim's Flask w/ Bullseye, Drexel 1895-1914

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Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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