Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. test no. C106u20 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, MACHANG PHASE, C. 2300-2000 BC
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A RARE PAINTED POTTERY EWER
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, MACHANG PHASE, C. 2300-2000 BC
The pear-shaped vessel with flaring neck painted in black and red, the central section with a wide band of squared spirals below a reverse-decorated double row of circles and a series of slender pendent blades at the mouth rim, with a strap handle extending from the mouth to the shoulder, the handle painted with a cross-hatch design and with a series of small pinprick indentations at the top of the handle and encircling the shoulder
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, MACHANG PHASE, C. 2300-2000 BC
The pear-shaped vessel with flaring neck painted in black and red, the central section with a wide band of squared spirals below a reverse-decorated double row of circles and a series of slender pendent blades at the mouth rim, with a strap handle extending from the mouth to the shoulder, the handle painted with a cross-hatch design and with a series of small pinprick indentations at the top of the handle and encircling the shoulder
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high