NEOLITHIC POTTERY
PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN LADY
A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY STORAGE JAR
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A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY STORAGE JAR
GANSU YANGSHAO CULTURE, BANSHAN PHASE, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
The globular body painted on its upper half with bold sweeping black spirals enclosing four crosshatched medallions outlined in dark red, and a single serrated vertical zigzag line picked out in red and black, bordered by a wavy line interrupted by a pair of lug handles at the center section, a plain black band at the shoulder, the straight cylindrical neck with further crosshatching and swags in the interior - 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high
GANSU YANGSHAO CULTURE, BANSHAN PHASE, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
The globular body painted on its upper half with bold sweeping black spirals enclosing four crosshatched medallions outlined in dark red, and a single serrated vertical zigzag line picked out in red and black, bordered by a wavy line interrupted by a pair of lug handles at the center section, a plain black band at the shoulder, the straight cylindrical neck with further crosshatching and swags in the interior - 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high