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Ovoid vessel
Egypt
Predynastic Period , Naqada II, circa 3200 BC
Light terracotta with original red polychromy
Height 23 cm ( 9 in )
Former private collection Germany, acquired in 1982 at Galerie Puhze Freiburg, Germany
Sir W.M.F. Petrie: Prehistoric Egypt, Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, Aris & Phillips Ltd, Warminster 1908 Plate XXXII-20 G-S
W.C. Hayes: Sceptre of Egypt, vol. I, Metropolitan Museum of NY, New York 1978
Brooklyn Museum, acc. no. 9.889.418
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Hand-crafted ovoid terracotta vessel featuring a gently flared, rounded lip and a flat circular base. The upper body is decorated with several sets of red hori- zontal wavy lines on a light-coloured background. The rim and lower body are undecorated. The recessed groove along the shoulder may have been used to suspend the jar with a cord.
