Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer
An Egyptian Pottery Jar, Predynastic Period, Nagada II, circa 3600-3200 B.C.
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December 7, 10:29 AM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer
An Egyptian Pottery Jar
Predynastic Period, Nagada II, circa 3600-3200 B.C.
of ovoid form with pieced cylindrical handles and everted rim, the body painted in reddish brown with two multi-oared boats, each with a palm frond at the bow and two cabins on deck, the waters of the Nile indicated below, fan shapes and “s” motifs under the handles.
Height 11.4 cm.
private collection, Chatham, New York, 1946-2010 (Sotheby’s, New York, June 11th, 2010, no. 2, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale.
Compare W. Needler, Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, 1984, pp. 205-206, nos. 57 and 58, and J. Crowfoot Payne, Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection on the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1993, figs. 39 and 40.