EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC VESSEL WITH MOULDED ANIMALS AND PLANTS - MUSEUM EXHIBITED Naqada, Ca. 3600 BC An exceptionally rare tubular ceramic vessel with a flat base, rounded walls and a tapered lower section. The everted rim is adorned with two simplified animal forms. The surface has alternating white-painted vertical panels featuring chevron patterns and stylised vegetal motifs. Possibly the best-preserved example ever offered on the market! Exhibited at Antikenmuseum Basel from Sep. 2004 until 2014. For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession Number 04.1814; The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 28029. Exhibited at Antikenmuseum Basel from Sep. 2004 until 2014. Size: 260mm x 110mm; Weight: 730g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. old Swiss private collection acquired in 2004 from Basel by the present owner. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.