Lot Essay
A simple ring handle, such as on the present white pottery cup, is a common feature of Dawenkou culture cups.
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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTION
A PAIR OF RED POTTERY CUPS
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, C. 2050-1700 BC
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A PAIR OF RED POTTERY CUPS
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, C. 2050-1700 BC
Each cup with wide, flaring mouth tapering to a cylindrical base and flanked by long strap handles extending from the mouth rim to the base, the top of each handle with small circular indentations in imitation of leather; together with a white pottery cup of ovoid form with a single strap handle, Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, circa 4300-2400 BC
3¼ in. and 4 3/8 in. (8.3 and 11 cm.) high (3)
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, C. 2050-1700 BC
Each cup with wide, flaring mouth tapering to a cylindrical base and flanked by long strap handles extending from the mouth rim to the base, the top of each handle with small circular indentations in imitation of leather; together with a white pottery cup of ovoid form with a single strap handle, Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, circa 4300-2400 BC
3¼ in. and 4 3/8 in. (8.3 and 11 cm.) high (3)