An Egyptian Predynastic red-burnished pottery jar
Naqada II-III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.
Of ovoid form, tapering to a narrow flat base, the shoulder incised with a stylised cow represented with heavy body and long curled tail, with a rounded everted rim, 10in (25.5cm) high
Naqada II-III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.
Of ovoid form, tapering to a narrow flat base, the shoulder incised with a stylised cow represented with heavy body and long curled tail, with a rounded everted rim, 10in (25.5cm) high
Sold for
£1,680
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property from an American deceased estate, acquired between 1970 and 1989.
Literature:
For a black top red burnished jar depicting a stylised primitive sketch of a bovine cf. Antikenmuseum Basel Exhibition catalogue, Ägypten; Augenblickeke der Ewigkeit, (Basel 1997), no.3 p.22
Category: Antiquities
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