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NAQADA III, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC POTTERY JAR
NAQADA III, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
The slightly tapering cylindrical body decorated with a wavy line in raised relief below the everted rim
11 in. (28 cm.) high
NAQADA III, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
The slightly tapering cylindrical body decorated with a wavy line in raised relief below the everted rim
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1942 by Lieutenant Arthur Graham, while stationed in Cairo as part of the British Army's Photographic Unit, and thence by descent to the present owner.
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