Inventory Number: EGT688 Category:

Egyptian Porphyritic Diorite Jar

$15,437.00

Date/Origin: Circa 3200-2686 B.C.

Type: Jar

Material: Diorite

Dimensions: 5 7/8 in.

Description: An Egyptian Porphyritic Diorite Jar. Predynastic Period- Early Dynastic Naqada III-2nd Dynasty, Circa 3200-2686 BC.
The Piriform Body with Thick Ronded Rim, on a Rounded Base, with a Hieroglyphic Inscription Reading ‘Nefer-ib-Re’ which means “Beautiful is the Heart.

Provenance: with Jean-Loup Despras, Paris. M.H. Francois-Marsal Collection. Nantes, acquired from the above in 1983.

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