An ancient Egyptian pyriform breccia vessel with lug handles, tapering to a pointed base.
Pre-Dynastic Period.
Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC.
Height: 2 3/4 in. (6.7 cm).
Formerly in the collection of Jerome Eisenberg, New York; acquired at Bonham's, London in April 2000; previously in an old American private collection.