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THBNear-Miniature Egyptian Predynastic Naqada II Black Top Jar
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686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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LiveJun 29, 2023
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3650 to 3300 BCE. A lovely pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, earth-red hued surface made with a thin iron-oxide slip. This coil-formed Nile silt vessel has a conical body with a flat base, gradually-expanding walls with a rounded shoulder, and a wide mouth with a rolled rim. The black-hued area surrounding the rim is comprised of thick carbon deposits formed by subjecting the top to dense clouds of smoke for extended periods of time in an oxygen-deprived environment. Black-top vessels originally rose to popularity during the early Naqada I, a culture which inhabited ancient Egypt during its predynastic period. The Naqada were first described by famed archaeologist William Flinders Petrie; however, relatively little is known about them except that they were focused around the site of El-Amra in central Egypt, west of the Nile river. Size: 3.15" W x 4.1" H (8 cm x 10.4 cm); 4.95" H (12.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection acquired prior to 2010.
#148389Condition
Tiny area of expert restoration on the rim. Otherwise in lovely condition with light deposits and wear to the pigment on the surface commensurate with age.
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