Lot 866
Sumerian chlorite pyxis with incised decoration, 2nd millennium B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Minimally convex base, above which a thin, slightly concave, steep wall. The wall entirely covered with a grid of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. Slightly overhanging, angular rim lip with four drawn-out corners, decorated with intersecting lines. On the inside of the rim a recessed rank to receive the flat, disc-shaped lid, which has a spherical knob as a handle in the centre. Inside the vessel and on both sides of the lid turning grooves from the turning of the vessel on a lathe. Apart from minimal chips at the edges and a small spall on the bottom of the lid, intact. Diameter 10.3 cm. Height 6.5 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: Private collection in northern Germany. Acquired from the Gackstätter Gallery in Frankfurt.
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
