LATE NEOLITHIC, PRE-DYNASTIC PERIOD CIRCA 3500 B.C.
A beautiful tan-brown flint tool with slightly curved form and has a rounded tip at one end, shortened flat at the butt end. Also has pressure flaked edges and intact. Measures 5.2" in length. ... Click for details
This mint quality piece is an Egyptian black basalt mace-head that dates to the Predynastic Period, Nagada I/Nagada II, circa 4000-3500 B.C. This piece is approximately 2.75 inches high, and has a near perfect globular form. There is a bow drilled hole that runs through the center, and there is wear on the outer edges at each end of the hole. This may be due to the fact that a leather thong was attached through the central perforation, and could have produced wear to the outer edges of the ho... Click for details
Proto-Dynastic, Dynasty 0, (Nagada III), 3100 3000 BC. A veined serpentine rolled mouth tapered jar with a flat foot. Heavy construction with a narrow hole. A nice example showing a bit of weathering. A classic example of an Egyptian stone jar. H: 14.7cm / 5.5".
Predynastic Period, Nagada II, c.3500 3200 BC. A large burnished red-ware storage jar. Contoured rim with an ovoid body tapering to a small flat base.
H: 48cm / 19". A very nice piece with much eye appeal
Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, 3200 – 3000 BC. A nice ar with round body and tall neck with flared mouth. The base is flat. Intact there is original black lining.
H: 22"
Large pottery bowl of tapering conical form. Rim topped in black with diameter of 12" with small repair to lip. Cylindrical body in red-ware with black interior. Circa 3500 - 3000 B.C.E. 9" high.
A prehistoric or early Dynastic stone bracelet. This bracelet demonstrates that the Egyptians had mastered working with stone very early in their history. The outside of the bracelet is ground smooth but the inside still shows the signs of chipping. Outside diameter 6.7cm. Thickness ranges from 3.5 to 4mm.
Pre-Dynastic Wavy-Handled Vessel, Naqada II ca 3500-3300BC Tall, shouldered jar with a small, flat base; two long, thin wavy handles project outward from the sides of the vessel and a thin, rounded rim caps a shallow neck. Through the study of wavy-handled jars such as this one, archaeologists were able to piece together the sequence dating system that forms the basis for much of our knowledge of the Pre-dynastic period. The inspiration for their tall, shouldered shape probably came from Early B... Click for details
