Monumental Predynastic Vase

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Naqada II-III period, 3300-3100 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 45.4 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 1468

Provenance: Possibly old Austrian private collection, early 20th century due to the enclosed label. Thence collection Rudolf Pospischil (1911-1998), southern Germany. Last in a family estate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Wonderfully preserved, very large predynastic terracotta vase of the so-called L-Class which served as a storage vessel. The hand-formed vase, which is rounded at the bottom, widens towards the top before narrowing again into a semicircle. The constricted rim was worked out separately and then applied on the body. This is how the short, grooved neck was created, which made it possible to hang the vessel on a cord and carry it with you in nomadic life. See for the type Diane Leeman “An overview of the Predynastic Pottery of Ancient Egypt”, self-published on Academi.edu, p. 24. With a copy of an old, handwritten collection note and a label with the inscription “Tongefäße aus Aegypten” from the early 20th century.