FOUR PREDYNASTIC POTTERY VESSELS
FOUR PREDYNASTIC POTTERY VESSELS

NAQADA II-III, CIRCA 3600-3200 B.C.

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FOUR PREDYNASTIC POTTERY VESSELS
naqada ii-iii, circa 3600-3200 b.c.
Including a buff-ware jar with twin barrel-shaped handles, a small foot and a flat everted rim, decorated in red, each side with a multi-oared galley with two cabins and a prow standard, large plants under the prow and water lines above the handles; a buff-ware jar of globular form with a flat everted rim and twin lug handles, with red- painted spiral motifs and two wavy lines on the lower portion of each side, waves on the handles, and lattice-work pattern on the rim; a buff-ware jar with three triangular string-hole handles, decorated in red with a register of pyramidal designs and concentric "water" lines; a buff-ware jar of globular form, with everted rim, decorated in red with clusters of undulating "water" lines on the body; together with a New Kingdom red-slipped pottery vessel, 1550-1070 B.C., with rounded base, wide shoulder, and lip-less mouth
6 in. (15.9 cm.) high for the tallest (5)