441 - Egyptian Terracotta Pot with Painted Decoration. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500)

Egyptian Terracotta Pot with Painted Decoration. The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500) Predynastic Period, circa 3,500-3000 B.C. One half of a buff-coloured double-ovoid vessel, originally joined on one side to another identical pot, with a single pierced lug handle and a bold design of radiating circles. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Quibell, J.E., Naqada and Ballas, London, 1895, pl. XXXIV, no. 33b, for an intact double vessel of the same type bearing the same painted design. 68.4 grams, 75 mm (3 in.). [No Reserve] Ex Puys-Aubert collection in Alexandria, March 1963, paid 18 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.99. This small pot was originally attached to an identical vessel. Intact examples of which were found by the famous archaeologist Flinders Petrie during his excavations at the predynastic cemetery at Naqada, the site that gave its name to the chronology of the periods before Egyptian dynastic history. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.