bowl
Object NameMarsh Bowl with Fish
Made FromFaience
DateNew Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, about 1550-1350 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
TechniqueMolded, painted
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Diam (max): 15 cm
Accession Number2018.1.3
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery.
Physical DescriptionMarsh Bowl with Fish. Molded blue faience with painted black decoration. Shallow hemispherical bowl made from blue faience with painted black decoration. At center, a pinwheel set in a square, surrounded by four painted tilapia fish moving concentrically around the center. Thick black line around interior of rim.Provenance
Source
Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd
- 2018-12-10
Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 5 December 2018, Lot 19
Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 5 December 2018, Lot 19
Former Collection
Nina Rodrigues-Ely
- 2014-2015-05-06
Archéologie - Art Islamique, Christie's, Paris, 6 May 2015, Lot 69
Archéologie - Art Islamique, Christie's, Paris, 6 May 2015, Lot 69
Former Collection
Raymonde Rodriques-Ely
(French, d. 2014) - 1973-2014
Former Collection
Léon Rodrigues-Ely
(French, 1924-1973) - 1973
Acquired by Leon Rodrigues-Ely before 1973.
Leon Rodrigues-Ely belonged to a French shipping family with its origins in the 18th century. Based in Marseille, he and his brother revived the family business after World War II by focusing on trade within the Mediterranean and introducing cruise conventions to combine business with cultural experiences. His travel sparked a passion for ancient Mediterranean cultures, which he fed through the collection of antiquities, particularly of Greek and Egyptian origin. When Leon died in 1973, his collection passed to his wife, Raymonde, a fashionable socialite, who preserved his collection until her death in 2014. Their daughter, Nina Rodrigues-Ely, sold her father's collection of antiquities through Christie's Paris in May 2015, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Leon Rodrigues-Ely Fund for preservation of photographs, films, and maps of the Mediterranean.
Acquired by Leon Rodrigues-Ely before 1973.
Leon Rodrigues-Ely belonged to a French shipping family with its origins in the 18th century. Based in Marseille, he and his brother revived the family business after World War II by focusing on trade within the Mediterranean and introducing cruise conventions to combine business with cultural experiences. His travel sparked a passion for ancient Mediterranean cultures, which he fed through the collection of antiquities, particularly of Greek and Egyptian origin. When Leon died in 1973, his collection passed to his wife, Raymonde, a fashionable socialite, who preserved his collection until her death in 2014. Their daughter, Nina Rodrigues-Ely, sold her father's collection of antiquities through Christie's Paris in May 2015, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Leon Rodrigues-Ely Fund for preservation of photographs, films, and maps of the Mediterranean.
about 1950-1959
about 1800-about 1850
1800-1899
