Lot Essay
For similar, c.f. F. Petrie, SFunerary Furniture and Stone Vases, no. 21, pl. II
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PREDYNASTIC BANDED ALABASTER 'SNAKE' JAR, of cylindrical form with wavy snake carved around the vestigial lug handles and body, with everted rim, Naqada II, circa 3100 B.C.
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A PREDYNASTIC BANDED ALABASTER 'SNAKE' JAR, of cylindrical form with wavy snake carved around the vestigial lug handles and body, with everted rim, Naqada II, circa 3100 B.C.
7in. (18cm.) high
7in. (18cm.) high