Pre-Dynastic Jar of the Blacktop Ware

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late Naqada I to early Naqada II culture, 3600-3400 B.C.

Material: Clay

Dimensions: 12 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 1340

Provenance: From the private collection of the French archaeologist and anthropolgist Ernest Chantre (1843-1924).

Condition: Intact

Description: Very elegant vase of the so-called blacktop ware from the pre-dynastic period. The corpus ovoid and tapering towards the bottom, only the very end is flattened. The rim is slightly thickened. The clay was covered with a red iron oxide which developped the distinctive dark red color. The black rim, which continues inside, resulted from burning the vase, when the upper part was exoposed to the thick smoke.