Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. test no. C103a70 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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EARLY CERAMICS
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
A RED POTTERY AMPHORA
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, YANGSHAO CULTURE, SOUTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCE, BANPO TYPE, CIRCA 4800-3600 BC
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A RED POTTERY AMPHORA
Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Southern Shaanxi province, Banpo type, circa 4800-3600 BC
The ovoid body tapering to a small flat base and decorated around the upper body with a fine cord-cut criss-cross pattern, with a pair of pinched loop handles applied at mid-body and with a rounded cup-shaped mouth
20¼in. (51.5cm.) high, box and stand
Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Southern Shaanxi province, Banpo type, circa 4800-3600 BC
The ovoid body tapering to a small flat base and decorated around the upper body with a fine cord-cut criss-cross pattern, with a pair of pinched loop handles applied at mid-body and with a rounded cup-shaped mouth
20¼in. (51.5cm.) high, box and stand