Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC BLACK STONE

EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC BLACK STONE JAR - Ca. 2900 - 2600 BC. A black stone jar with a tall elongated body swelling gently through the middle and tapering towards a rounded base. The short neck terminates in a broad everted rim, with the exterior left plain and smoothly finished. Size: 295mm x 140mm; Weight: 3.99kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; Ex. Robert R. Bigler, Asian and Egyptian Art, 13 November 2003. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a statement from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.