Auction 001 Part 1
Ancient Art, Antiquities
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 5, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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Egyptian (Lots 1-30)
- Greek (Lots 31-99)
- Roman (Lots 100-202)
- Byzantine (Lots 203-224)
- Western Asiatic (Lots 225-280)
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- Western Asiatic (Lots 281-295)
- Arms & Armour (Lots 296-314)
- Stone, Bronze and Iron Age (Lots 315-370)
- Viking, Saxon and Germanic (Lots 371-402)
- Medieval (Lots 403-433)
- Post Medieval (Lots 434-438)
- Natural History (Lots 439-450)
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LOT 27:
Egyptian PreDynastic Black-Topped Jar
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Sold for: £1,100
Start price:
£
700
Estimated price :
£800 - £1,000
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Egyptian PreDynastic Black-Topped Jar
Naqada I-II, 4000-3200 B.C. Of ovoid form tapering to a narrow flattened base. See Sowada, K.S., Black-Topped Ware in Early Dynastic Contexts, in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol.85, 1999; Adams, B., Predynastic Egypt, Shire Egyptology 7, Princes Risborough, 1988; Petrie, W.M.F., Naqada and Ballas, London, 1895; Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1921; Wodzinska, A., A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A ? Lower Egyptian Culture, Boston, 2010. 274 grams, 13.5 cm (5 1/2 in.).
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
The 'black-topped' ware was the most common funerary pottery during Naqada I and Naqada II periods, with a small volume of production in the Naqada III, Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods.
