Pre-Dynastic Egypt, corresponding to the Neolithic period of the prehistory of Egypt, spanned from c. Art of Pre-Dynastic Egypt (6000–3000 BC) Artifacts of Egypt from the Prehistoric period, 4400–3100 BC: clockwise from top left: a Badarian ivory figurine, a Naqada jar, a Bat figurine, a cosmetic palette, a flint knife, and a diorite vase.