AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA OFFERING TRAYMIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 19...

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AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA OFFERING TRAYMIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 1987-1640 B.C. Of oval form, the offerings moulded in relief, of meat and bread, with drainage channels and a hole at one end4.2cm high, 31cm long, 25.2cm wide, accompanied by an ink inscribed collection label: 'Table of offerings from Gebelein IV Dynasty'TOGETHER WITH AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO WARE RELIEF DECORATED TREFOIL-LIPPED OINOCHOAI CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C. With moulded decoration, the handle modelled in the form of a canine, its paws and snout at the rim and a band of tongue pattern moulded on the shoulder, the body and neck decorated with encircling bands, the body with a frieze of busts of the winged sun god, Usil, 35.9cm high Provenance:Robert KimeThe tray - Charterhouse School Museum, largely formed between 1874-1940 Sotheby's, London, The Charterhouse Collection, 5 November 2002, lot 123, where purchased by Robert KimeThe oinochoai - Charterhouse School Museum, largely formed between 1874-1940 Sotheby's, London, The Charterhouse Collection, 5 November 2002, lot 74, unillustrated Formerly at Museum Street, see Alastair Langlands, Robert Kime, Francis Lincoln Limited, London, 2015, p238, p239

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PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS IN THIS AUCTION ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW The below condition report is the only one available. The tray with wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaningSome chips to the rim and along the edgesThe oinochoai with wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaningRepaired from fragments with some infillHalf the trefoil lip is missing, foot restored with a section missingThe above report is supported with additional images which can be sent via a link. Please 'Ask a Question' to request these images. For any further enquiries please contact the department directly.PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO COLLECT FROM SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER, SP10 3SA, TWO DAYS AFTER THE AUCTION.