A Romano-Egyptian Faience Inkwell
Sale 1035 - Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
May 26, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,125
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Lot Description
A Romano-Egyptian Faience Inkwell
Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D.
Diameter 2 1/2 inches (7 cm).
Property from an Important Midwestern Scholar
Provenance:
Private Collection, France, 1970s; thence by descent.
Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 2013 (Rupert Wace Ancient Art 13, no. 24, p. 27).
Note:
For similar examples, see Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Inv. nos. 00.3665 & 00.4969.
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