An Egyptian serpentine jar
Predynastic Period, circa 3200 B.C.
The piriform body with twin horizontal pierced lug handles at the shoulder, flat disc rim and a low foot, 8cm high注脚Provenance:
Reputedly found at Abydos, 1869.
André Birchers collection.
Wilhelm Horn (1870-1959) collection, acquired in 1932 from Dr Hartmann, Cairo; and thence by descent.
The Collection of the late Wilhelm Horn (1870-1959); Christie's, London, 18 October 2005, lot 58.