Predynastic beaker with black top
€8,400
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Object number
AR3256
| Object: |
Predynastic beaker with black top
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| Material: |
Orange clay with red slip on the body and black near the rim.
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| Period: |
Naqada I or II culture, circa 4000 BC to 3200 BC. Predynastic Egypt. |
| Description: |
Tall vessel with an almost cylindrical body that tapers and ends flat at the bottom. The shape is that of a beaker. The outside is covered with a red slip and a distinctive black top. The simple, hand-made clay jar impresses with its timelessly modern shape. The so called black-topped ware is unmistakable among the clay vessels from predynastic Egypt. The type was made exclusively for ritual and funerary purposes. |
| Dimensions: |
19cm height, 10.5cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Almost perfect condition. Clay body complete and intact. Minor bumps on the surface and the rim, as well as abrasion on the foot, which do not disturb the overall impression. The red and black slip is almost perfectly preserved.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2021 on the German art market. Previously in the German private collection U. H. Acquired at Kunsthaus am Museum in Cologne, Germany, auction 19 November 1977, lot 478. The Swiss Theobald Haniel collection was handed down as earlier provenance.
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| References: |
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 99.4.95. Cf. Cleveland Museum of Art, acc. no. 1920.1980. Cf. National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, acc. no. 50.124.2(EGY). For a comparable piece on the art market see Christie's New York, auction 26 October 2016, lot 2, sold for 9375 USD. |
| Authenticity: |
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