Predynastic Wavy Handled Jar

Culture

Naqada II /  III, c. 3400 – 3000 B.C.

Size

28 cm

Provenance

Private Dutch collection, Ex Bonhams.

Private collection, Belgium, acquired from below in 1971 and 1972. The purchase recorded in a March 1985 insurance document. Copy of document available. 

With M. Hassani Abd-el-Galeel, Luxor, Egypt.

Description

Flat based tall cylindrical pottery jar with wavy-handle design. Wavy pattern decorated painted in red. Wide  rolled rim. Linear design on early Predynastic pottery such as this one were derived from baskets and reed matting. Last picture before (left) and after professional cleaning (right).

Condition

Excellent condition. Some salt deposits on the surface.

Parallels

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547498 

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/wavy-handled-jar-1

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/wavy-handled-jar

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547142 

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1984

Price

€ 2600