EGYPTIAN BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR. Predynastic Period, Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC. A black-topped pottery jar with a rounded body tapering towards a flat base and a short neck with a slightly flared rim. The surface is burnished, with a reddish lower portion and a darkened upper section. For similar see: Museo Internazionale della ceramica di faenza, guida alla sezione del vicino oriente ed Egitto antichi, Emil edzioni, 2020, n. 1 p. 20; The British Museum, Museum number EA67419. Size: 140mm x 100mm; Weight: 335g Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.