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LOT 0005
Egyptian Predynastic Basalt Vase
NAQADA I-II, CIRCA 3900-3300 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (330 grams, 86 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with tapering neck and trumpet-shaped foot, two lateral pierced lug handles, flared rim (damaged).
ProvenanceFrench private collection.
From the 'Yvelines Department', Northern France.
with Mme Digard, Drouot, Paris, 7 February 2011, no.107.
Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12072-218133.
Cf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, p.95, no. 13, for type.
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LOT 0005
Egyptian Predynastic Basalt Vase
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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