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Auction 7 · Lot 148
Flat-bottomed round pot, embossed and engraved in center with alternating rondels depicting the Pyramids and a royal figure with birds; above and below, repeating Hebrew amuletic inscriptions refering to Joseph; overal foliate decoration. H: 223mm
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
COPPER POT
Egypt, ca. 1880.
summary
The Hebrew inscriptions suggest a ritual use: in the home, to hold the water used for handwashing at the Seder, or in the synagogue where the Levites wash the Priests’ hands prior to the Priestly Blessing