AN EGYPTIAN BASALT JAR
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AN EGYPTIAN BASALT JAR

EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2650 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BASALT JAR
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, 1ST-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3000-2650 B.C.
The cylindrical body with flat base, with everted rounded rim
4 in. (10 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970) collection, Solothurn, thence by descent to the present owner.

PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 40, pl. 35, no. 87.

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