An Egyptian Black Basalt Vase, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, Circa 3500-3200 B.C.

of ovoid form with splayed foot concave underneath, pierced lug handles, and fragmentary everted rim.

Jean Loup Despras, Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris
Maurice Mathieu, acquired from the above, September 30th, 1976 (Drouot Richelieu, Paris, October 12th, 2012, no. 6, illus.)

Rim once everted (see lot 1 in this sale), now mostly cut down, one section of mouth approximately 1 inch long restored on side visible in catalogue photo, restored chip to foot, minor chip to top and another minor chip to edge of foot remaining, foot possibly repaired with in-painting along join, surface with scratches and nicks overall.
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