A large Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Blacktop Vessel, Naqada I, ca. 3600 - 3300 BCE kentucky toward the widest part

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A large Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Blacktop Vessel, Naqada I, ca. 3600 - 3300 BCE kentucky toward the widest partStanding on a small, flat base tapering sharply upwards to a rounded shoulder under a flared rim and wide mouth, the exterior is coated with a thin red iron oxide wash and burnished to a lustrous finish, a technique that polished and compacted the surface enabling the vessel to serve more efficiently, if desired, as a container for liquids. It was made using coil construction (the process is still visible on the inside) and smoothed by hand. The top