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1188 - 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 broad jar with a rounded body, thickened rim, and pierced lug handles set high on the shoulder, with traces of red engobe geometric motifs across the body; and a squat jar with a rounded body, short neck, everted rim, and pierced lug handles at the sides, with red engobe geometric motifs around the exterior. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 14572, Storied Treasures: Antiquities from the Toledo Museum of Art, Lot 1. Size: 90-100mm x 70-80mm; Weight: 360g 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

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

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