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
Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Blacktop Bowl (Naqada I - II Period ca 3800-3300BC) A rare pre-dynastic blacktop bowl of shallow form, the exterior almost entirely red and the interior with a lustrous black burnish.
CONDITION: The bowl is intact and in very good condition overall
Dimension : 12 " Width
Relics of the Nile is very pleased to present this superb ancient Egyptian Pre-Dynastic bowl. This artifact comes from the Naqada I culture, which places the bowl at the beginning of the fourth millennium B.C. This is also known as Amratian, and ran parallel to the Badarian culture. The vessel is superbly created and illustrates a brilliant design around the circumference of the piece. The pigment is still nicely visible, which is very rare for such an early piece. The vessel is in outstand... Click for details
A large pottery Black top vessel having a conical body with a flat bottom, red-brown body with a wide black rim. large original. Quite scarce in this large size.
Hieght: 16.5 Inches.
Period: Ca. 3200 BC.
Relics of the Nile is very pleased to present this superb ancient Egyptian Pre-Dynastic blacktop vessel. This artifact comes from the Naqada II culture. The Naqada II phase, also known as Gerzean, lasted for the middle of the fourth millennium. During this period black-rimmed pottery was predominant during this period and is extremely popular among collectors. The body of the piece is in excellent condition with only minor proffesional restoration and chipping that does not detract from the be... Click for details
