Early 3rd millennium BC. A squat ceramic jar with bulbous body decorated with incised spirals and concentric-ring stamps, short neck with impressed cord detailing and similar to the chamfered rim. See Briard, J. The Bronze Age in Barbarian Europe, London, 1979 for discussion. 1.1 kg, 17.5cm (7"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Very fine condition. Professionally cleaned and conserved.