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EGYPTIAN ART
THREE PRE-DYNASTIC STONE JARS
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THREE PRE-DYNASTIC STONE JARS
CIRCA 3500-3200 B.C.
Including two made of indurated limestone with ovoid bodies, low feet and flat flaring rims with twin pierced lug handles on the shoulders; and one of banded alabaster with a thin tapering body, wide mouth and rounded rim, with twin pierced rudimentary handles on the shoulders
5 in. (13 cm.) high for the tallest (3)
CIRCA 3500-3200 B.C.
Including two made of indurated limestone with ovoid bodies, low feet and flat flaring rims with twin pierced lug handles on the shoulders; and one of banded alabaster with a thin tapering body, wide mouth and rounded rim, with twin pierced rudimentary handles on the shoulders
5 in. (13 cm.) high for the tallest (3)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, December 5th, 1979, lot 163, and lot 164 for the first two