An Egyptian Predynastic buff pottery wavy-handled jar
Late Naqada II - early Naqada III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.
The rounded shoulder tapering in towards the flattened base, with an everted rounded rim, 10¾in (27.2cm) high, one handle mostly missing, chipped
Late Naqada II - early Naqada III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.
The rounded shoulder tapering in towards the flattened base, with an everted rounded rim, 10¾in (27.2cm) high, one handle mostly missing, chipped
Estimate:
£1,500 - 1,800
US$ 2,300 - 2,800
€1,800 - 2,100
US$ 2,300 - 2,800
€1,800 - 2,100
Footnotes
- Provenance:
From a UK private collection, mostly acquired from Christie's and Sotheby's in the 1960s.
Literature:
Cf. W. Needler, Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum, (New York 1984), pp.212-217, fig.67.
Category: Antiquities
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