A NEOLITHIC BLACK POTTERY BALUSTER JAR

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A NEOLITHIC BLACK POTTERY BALUSTER JAR
LONGSHAN CULTURE, 2500-2000 B.C.

The bulbous body tapering to a lipped foot rim, with a pair of small, compressed loop handles applied to the edge of the angled shoulder, the neck tapering slightly towards the everted rim, with burnished surface, scratches--6 3/4 in. (17cm.) high

Lot Essay

This jar is very similar in form to lot 211 but lacks the two pairs of vertically arranged handles. For similar vessels see footnote to lot 211

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 666e26 is consistent with the dating of this lot