Property from an English Private Collection
An Egyptian Black Basalt Jar, Predynastic Period (Naqada II)/1st Dynasty, circa 3500-2900 B.C.
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July 6, 12:10 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
Property from an English Private Collection
An Egyptian Black Basalt Jar
Predynastic Period (N꧂aqada II)/1st Dynasty, circa 3500-2900💟 B.C.
with finely contour♊ed foot, ovoid body, twin tubulꦓar handles, and everted rim.
Height 8.6 cm.
Hannah Strauss (1912-2010), New York, acquired in the 1950s/1960s, probably in the United States
Sotheby's, New York, June 5th, 2013, no. 1, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Sotheby's, New York, June 5th, 2013, no. 1, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Cf. W. M. F. Petrie and J. E. Quibell, Naqada and Ballas. 1895, London, 1896, pl. VIII, 34; also compare Sotheby’s, New York, December 6th, 2012, no. 41.
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