Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Pottery Jar
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Egypt, Naqada Culture, pre-Dynastic, ca. 4400 to 3500 BCE. A beautiful redware jar of rounded, almost amphora-like form with a curved base and a slightly rolled rim. Two applied strips form the handles high up on the body. The surface is a rich, burnished red. This culture inhabited ancient Egypt in the pre-Dynastic period, and was first described by famous archaeologist William Flinders Petrie, but relatively little is known about them except that they were focused around the site of El-Amra in central Egypt, west of the Nile. Size: 2.4" W x 4.45" H (6.1 cm x 11.3 cm)
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection
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Egypt, Naqada Culture, pre-Dynastic, ca. 4400 to 3500 BCE. A beautiful redware jar of rounded, almost amphora-like form with a curved base and a slightly rolled rim. Two applied strips form the handles high up on the body. The surface is a rich, burnished red. This culture inhabited ancient Egypt in the pre-Dynastic period, and was first described by famous archaeologist William Flinders Petrie, but relatively little is known about them except that they were focused around the site of El-Amra in central Egypt, west of the Nile. Size: 2.4" W x 4.45" H (6.1 cm x 11.3 cm)
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#126108
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Chips to rim, otherwise in very good condition for the age.
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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Pottery Jar
Estimate $300 - $450
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