EGYPTIAN HARD STONE VESSEL WITH LOOP HANDLES. Naqada II – Thinite Period, Ca. 3500 - 2900 BC. A small vessel with a tapering body and a flat base. The neck is encircled by an annular lip, and the sides are fitted with two small lug handles. For similar see: A. Bevan, Stone Vessel and Values in The Bronze Age Mediterranean, Cambridge, University college London, Institute of Archaeology, 2007; p.66. Size: 60mm x 50mm; Weight: 130g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Archea 2008. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.