Bidspirit auction | HUGE EGYPTIAN NAQADA BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY

HUGE EGYPTIAN NAQADA BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR - Pre Dynastic Naqada II, Ca. 3650 - 3300 BC. A black-topped pottery jar with an ovoid body narrowing to a pointed base, a rounded shoulder, and a short everted rim. The upper section is blackened, contrasting with the red polished body below. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, 25 October 2012, Lot 31. Size: 390mm x 190mm; Weight: 2kg Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.