LOT 258 An Egyptian pottery 'net' jar
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An Egyptian pottery 'net' jar
Predynastic Period, Naqada III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.
Of cylindrical form, tapering towards a flat base, a series of raised crescentic waves beneath the rim, decorated with criss-cross bands painted in red slip, 27cm high注脚Provenance:
Private collection, Paris.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 6 October 2010, lot 6.
Gottfried and Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired at the above sale.
The raised crescentic shapes beneath the rim were made by the potter repeatedly pushing the wet clay upwards by hand. The painted net pattern mimics actual rope nets used to carry such vessels.
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伦敦新邦德街
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