Lot Essay
For similar, cf. A. El-Khouli, Egyptian Stone Vessels, Predynastic Period to Dynasty III, Mainz am Rhein, 1978, nos 1643-1644.
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PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, CIRCA 3500-3200 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN DOLOMITE JAR
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, CIRCA 3500-3200 B.C.
Of ovoid form, tapering to a pointed base, with everted rounded rim
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, CIRCA 3500-3200 B.C.
Of ovoid form, tapering to a pointed base, with everted rounded rim
5 in. (12.7 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. 56, pl. 39, no. 128.
PUBLISHED:
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Ägyptologische Hefte des Orientalischen Seminars der Universität Zürich, 1988, p. 56, pl. 39, no. 128.
Exhibited
Antikenmuseum Basel, Ägypten, Orient und die Schweizer Moderne, Die Sammlung Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), 25 March-31 July 2011, cat. no. 1, p. 69.
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