Description : PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
The conical bowl on a flat base, flaring to the everted rim, decorated on the exterior and the interior of the rim with geometric ornament in white slip, including triangles, zigzag, vertical lines, and bands of chevron bisecting the body, below the rim and on the interior of the rim
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) diameter, 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) high
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About the lot N° 43 Title : Pottery Bowl Size : 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) diameter, 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) high Provenance : Acquired circa 1980.The Property of a Gentleman, Christie's, London, 6 July 1994, lot 19.with Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1995 (Antiquities, Catalogue 160, no. 18). Notes : Property from a Connecticut Private CollectionFor a similar example see fig. 40, p. 49 in Romano, In the Fullness of Time: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from American Private Collections. Christie's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 09 Dec 2005It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale