EGYPTIAN AMARNA POTTERY NECK OF JAR. New Kingdom, Reign of Akhenaton, Ca. 1352 - 1336 BC. A reddish-buff pottery neck fragment of a jar with face of Hathor and papyrus columns. Elaborately decorated neck in red, black, and blue. The pastel pigment was made from ground-up blue frit, a mixture of cobalt and alum. Originally, potters relied on blue paint to accentuate small details, such as the grape cluster hanging from a vine on the wine jar in this case. Over time, artists began to use blue paint for more complex designs and figures. Size: 120mm x 140mm; Weight: 425g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.