Pre-Dynastic Period, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A squat turned black and white diorite jar with rounded base, raised rim to the mouth, two lateral tubular handles. See Günther, P. and Wellauer, R., Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt, Solothurn, Zurich, 1988, pp.31-32, no.62, pl.32.795 grams, 13cm (5"). From a Hong Kong family collection since the early 1980s; previously in a Hong Kong collection since 1973; accompanied by a scholarly note TL5349 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10565-171595. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]