Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A bronze vessel with tapering body, conical underside, two loops to the rim and bronze rod handle; bands of reserved decoration to the body including reed boats above a frieze of gods with Min facing a papyrus stalk, behind him standing figures of the goddesses Isis and Hathor with another standing Min; frieze beneath with repeated scene of winged scarab and figure of dancing Anubis before raised uraeus, lotus-petal detail to the underside; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. World Museum, National Museums Liverpool, accession number 56.20.485 for type. 375 grams total, 16cm including stand (6 1/4"). Acquired on the Belgium art market in 1956, previously in a private Belgian collection formed in the 19th century; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 16 December 2015, lot 113; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages.