An Egyptian Porphyritic Diorite Jar, late Predynastic Period/3rd Dynasty, circa 3200-2640 B.C.
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of broad rounded form with pierced lug handles and wide flat rim. Diameter 18.4 cm.
Christie's, London, 31st May, 1979, lot 145
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Cf. W. C. Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt, vol. 1, 1978, fig. 15 (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/550287); also compare Sotheby's, London, David Sylvester: The Private Collection, February 26th, 2002, no. 24. For the form and date see A. el-Khouli, Egyptian Stone Vessels, 1978, vol. 3, pl. 85.
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