Ca. 3rd Millennium BCA beautiful flat-bottomed cylindrical vessel skillfully carved from grey schist. The pronounced rib runs through the middle of the outer wall, dividing the surface into two, rather equal registers, each meticulously incised with a depiction of multiple butterflies with outstretched wings. For a similar, but with different decoration see The British Museum, London - Registration number 1972,1211.2.Size: L:95mm / W:140mm ; 1.38kgProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.