Predynastic cup in red burnished ware

Predynastic Cup in Red Burnished Ware. A small red burnished ware bowl or cup with round bottom - hand-made and fired from very fine Nile silt. The walls are very thin and show burnish marks on the outer surface. Intact and in excellent condition with minor surface weathering. Predynastic Period, Nagada I. H 8 cm Provenance: From an old English collection acquired in 2004. (M1335). This lot is part of a large private collection of Egyptian antiquities at auction at Lauritz.com Roskilde until 29-31 March 2016. and read .