Predynastic Period, Nagada II, c.3500 3200 BC. A large burnished red-ware storage jar. Contoured rim with an ovoid body tapering to a small flat base.
H: 48cm / 19". A very nice piece with much eye appeal
Late Dynastic, 716 - 30 BC. A terracotta pot in the form of a seated monkey, hands together at breast holding what appears to be an incense cone. Detailed face with protruding ears and a pursed mouth which serves as a spout. Small hole atop the head. Nice patination with some minor losses to legs and arms. A most unusual and interesting piece possible of local Asiatic manufacture and imported into Egypt. From the delta region.
H: 5 ½".
Late Ptolemaic to Early Roman, c. 1st Century BC/AD. A crème buff "Bes Head" jar, with the stylized face of the god on one side. H: 5 ½". Intact and a good example of this type. The god Bes was popular in Late Dynastic to Roman times and was noted as an ancient god of children, games and laughter.
Pre-Dynastic Wavy-Handled Vessel, Naqada II ca 3500-3300BC Tall, shouldered jar with a small, flat base; two long, thin wavy handles project outward from the sides of the vessel and a thin, rounded rim caps a shallow neck. Through the study of wavy-handled jars such as this one, archaeologists were able to piece together the sequence dating system that forms the basis for much of our knowledge of the Pre-dynastic period. The inspiration for their tall, shouldered shape probably came from Early B ...click for details
