Coptic Painted Pottery Vessel - Fish, Bird, & Christ
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Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, ca. 4th to 8th century CE. A beautiful and iconographically rich terracotta vessel with a depressed globular body, short neck, and flattened rim, hand painted in hues of red and brown on a cream ground depicting a facing figure, most likely a Saint or Christ with a fish and bird painted on the other sides of the vase separated by vertical design - motifs and designs related to those found in contemporary textiles of the period. A magnificent work created by the Coptic culture, a Christian population in Egypt that began making important cultural and intellectual contributions to the Byzantine Empire by the dawn of the 4th century. Size: 5" (12.7 cm) H x 5-3/4" in diameter at widest
Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.
Provenance: Ex: H. Berk collection, Chicago, IL; Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.
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Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.
Provenance: Ex: H. Berk collection, Chicago, IL; Ex Parke-Bernet, New York, June 13th, 1967, Lot 35.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#110310
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No restoration with minor chipping to lip and some other minor surface abrasions.
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Coptic Painted Pottery Vessel - Fish, Bird, & Christ
Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
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