DIORITIC PORPHYRY VASE Egyptian art, Thinite period, 3rd dynasty, 2700 - 2620 BC Solid vase with a globular body, two side handles and a flat lip. A few chips. Diameter: 22 cm Related work : Musée du Louvre, Paris, n°E 11977 Origin : Former French collection, before 1970 Galerie Chenel, Paris Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2011 An Egyptian diorite jar, Early Dynastic Period, 3rd Dynasty, 2700 - 2620 B.C.