A rare Egyptian White Faience Vessel, Hyksos Period, ca. 1600 BCE Jewelry - Rings reinforcing the power of the

reinforcing the power of the king as divinely ordained

Condition: The pendant is intact and in excellent condition overall

acquired Bonhams London

that contrasts wonderfully against a pale grey background

Exhibited:  Workhouse Art Center

A rare Egyptian White Faience Vessel, Hyksos Period, ca. 1600 BCE Jewelry - Rings reinforcing the power of theThis rare thistleshaped vessel is executed in white faience and decorated in an umber pigment applied in vertical panels of zigzag motif. Directly beneath the lip is a narrow register of closely spaced vertical strokes, followed by a second band composed of zigzag ornament, a decorative schema seen in small faience wares of the Second Intermediate Period. The vessels refined form and pared ornament suggest it was intended as a votive or personal