ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR
NAQADA I-II, C. 3900 – 3300 B.C.
£1,764
Antiquities and African & Oceanic Art
Auction: Antiquities - 31 July 2024 at 2pm
Description
fired ceramic, of ovoid form with tapering base and rounded lip, characteristic red slip coating with blackened rim and upper body, bearing old collection label inscribed Rustafjaell, 1913
Dimensions
14cm long
Provenance
Provenance:
From the Sotheby's sale of The Remaining part of the Valuable Collection of Egyptian Antiquities formed by Robert de Rustafjaell, Esq. 20-24 January 1913