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1187 - PAIR OF EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC TERRACOTTA JARS WITH RED ENGOBE…

Estimate £600 - £1,000

Description

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC TERRACOTTA JARS WITH RED ENGOBE GEOMETRIC MOTIFS Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC. A pair of terracotta jars, including, from left to right: a jar with an ovoid body tapering to a narrow base, a short neck, and a broad flat rim, with a pair of pierced lug handles at the shoulder, decorated in red engobe with zigzag bands around the body; and a similar jar with an ovoid body tapering to a flat base and a short neck with a low rim, with a pair of pierced lug handles at the shoulder, decorated on the body with spiral motifs in red engobe. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 14572, Storied Treasures: Antiquities from the Toledo Museum of Art, Lot 9. Size: 115-130mm x 95-100mm; Weight: 625g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in London in the early 2000s; formerly with the Verite collection, Paris, France, formed in the 1970s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd