This fine large pottery jar was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC). It has a smooth burnished surface and has been fired to a particularly attractive deep orange colour, although the surface colour does vary due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln. There are two handles that join the relatively small saddle-shaped mouth to the shoulder of the vessel. Calcified deposits from burial adhere to the surface in places, particularly around one side of the mouth.

Height 30 cm (12 inches). There is what is clearly an ancient chip to the base and possibly small repairs to the edge of the vulnerable mouth, very discreetly done. A superb example in fine condition.

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