An ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom burnished red ware pottery ring flask with a broad disc rim and looped handle.
Middle Kingdom.
Ca. 1550 - 1303 BC.
Height: 4 in. (10 cm).
Ring flasks were typically used for carrying religious oils or perfumes collecting and/or using at pilgrimage sites and were made created during the height of Egyptian artistic development.
Christie’s, London, July 6, 1994, lot 23; with Charles Ede, Ltd., London; subsequently, Dr. W. B. Harer collection, Los Angeles, California.
Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.043.1998.