TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect
Lot Closed
April 29, 01:11 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Egyptian Green Faience Aryballos in the form of a Hedgehog
7th/6th Century B.C.
in the form of a hedgehog standing on an oblong base, the cross-hatched body imitating spines and surmounted by a spout with straight angular handle on the back, the head with incised mouth, flat snout, globular eyes, and grooved erect ears, some areas accented with brown spots.
Height 5 cm., 2 in.
Related examples are in Princeton (https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/24689) and New York (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/573253).