Egypt, Pre-Dynastic. Gray schist cosmetic palette

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, ca. 3200 BCE. "Green" schist palette in nearly rectangular form, with a border of three incised lines, reverse left reserved. Includes custom stand. Size: 6-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. Prov

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Gerzeran Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A smooth, flat, greenish-grey schist palette, in the form of a pheasant- or partridge-like bird. The shape of the palette is a rounde

Pre-Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium BC. A finely carved flat stone palette in a form of a blade with a circular attachment loop. 38 grams, 11.9cm (4 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired fro

Pre-Dynastic, 4th millennium BC. A flat-section cosmetic stone palette of a bird, amphora-shaped body, pierced through the eye and back, stumpy leg below. 160 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a Hamps

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada III, ca. 3250 to 3100 BCE. Gray stone weapon in piriform style, drilled centrally to accept a wooden shaft. Size: 2-3/4"H. Provenance: Ex-private Pearson collection

**Originally Listed At $500** Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. A remarkable grey-green schist concave/convex disc with a low relief carving of a hippocampus on its co

Gandhara Schist Cosmetic Palette with Mermaid, c. 1st Century B.C./A.D Gandhara, c. 1st Century B.C./A.D. Schist 12.1 cm D - 4 15/16 inches Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired in 1995. This it

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada, ca. 3000 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface covered in a deep, earthy iron-oxide slip. The conical

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, late Naqada II to early Naqada III, ca. 3200 BCE. A stunning ovoid jar with an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Egypt. The vessel is hand-carved from sumpt

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. A gorgeous, hand-carved red granite jar of a stable, round-bottomed form with a compressed spherical body bearing a pair of bow-dr

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A beautiful coil-formed Nile silt pottery vase with a highly-burnished exterior surface boasting a lustrous

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3650 to 3300 BCE. A coil-formed redware pottery jar of a squat, condensed size exhibiting a bulky, acorn-shaped body with a narrow base, rounded shou

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A gorgeous coil-formed Nile silt pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, russet-hued surface made with a thi

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3200 BCE. An incredible example of early Egyptian pottery, a buffware vessel in an elongated acorn form with a rounded body, a slightly corse

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3400 to 3200 BCE. A hand-built earthenware vessel of a globular form, the body decorated throughout with red pigment in a series of vertical panels f

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Nagada/Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3000 BCE. One of the most recognizable and desirable of all early Egyptian art. Pottery jar in very characteristic black-top design and red lo

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, Chalcolithic Period, Bronze Age II, ca. 2700 to 2500 BCE. Three stunning mace heads, each one carved from exquisite banded alabaster of creamy hues, their rounded piriform bodies

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 3300 BC Classic form and a good example. Dimensions 5.4" 13.6cm) high. Provenance: Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected m

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada II, ca. 3400 to 3300 BCE. A hand-built globular bichrome earthenware vessel, the body decorated throughout with a series of red zigzag lines and concentric c

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Nagada/Naqada, ca. 3600 to 3200 BCE. An incredible example of early Egyptian pottery, a redware vessel in an acorn form with a body of considerable girth, a diminutive neck

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, late Naqada I to early Naqada II, ca. 3600 to 3300 BCE. A gorgeous coil-formed Nile silt pottery vessel with a highly-burnished, russet-hued surface made with a thi

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada I to III, ca. 4000 to 3000 BCE. A bifacial blade known as a peseshkaf or fishtail knife, hand-knapped from creamy brown flint. The blade, as the name suggest

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Nagada / Naqada, ca. 3600 to 3200 BCE. An incredible example of early Egyptian pottery, a redware vessel in a teardrop shaped, elongated acorn form with a diminutive neck,

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic to Old Kingdom Period, ca. 3500 to 2181 BCE. A wonderful alabaster dish displaying a circular, flat base and thick walls that rise to a lipped rim. Skillfully hand-carved,