Predynastic Period, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A squat, biconvex stone jar with inverted rim, two rectangular-section handles with circular longitudinal piercings and a convex base. 2.3 kg, 24cm (9 1/2"). From the private collection of a New York collector; part of his family collection since at least the early 1970s; thence by descent from his grandfather in 1975. [No Reserve]