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Lot 127

An Egyptian basalt jar
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6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian basalt jar
Predynastic Period, circa 3500-3200 B.C.
With disc rim and pierced lug handles, the piriform body tapering towards the flat base, 5.5cm high (1)

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Provenance:
Private collection, UK, acquired in London in the 1960s.

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