Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1069 BCE. A wonderful pottery jarlet presenting an ovoid body adorned with the relief image of 2 figures or objects on a boat on each side. A pair of bags or sacks hang down from each bow of the long, curved ship, while the bottom of the jar features a pattern of lotus petals. The top of the jar displays a flared spout and a petite lug handle. Because pots decorated with boat scenes have been found almost exclusively in burial contexts, they may have served a ritual function, as processions by boat would play an important role in funerary iconography throughout Egyptian history. In later periods, they often represent the journey of the deceased to the afterlife. Size: 1.5" Diameter x 2.6" H (3.8 cm x 6.6 cm)

Exhibited with the Lily Place Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, from 1925 to 1958, ref. no. 25.168; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.094.1998

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.094.1998; ex-Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1976; ex-L. Blumka collection, 1958; ex-Minneapolis Institute of Art, bequeathed by Ms. Lily Place, 1925, ref. no. 25.168; ex-Cairo Suq, Egypt

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Surface wear as shown with heavy weathering, abrasions, and pitting. Otherwise, intact with very faint remains of relief decoration.