A PAINTED NEOLITHIC JAR
gansu/yangshao culture, circa 2000 b.c.
Of sharply tapering form, painted on the upper body with red concentric circles surrounding four central circles enclosing a cross-hatched pattern, the middle body applied with two lug handles, the everted rim with a swaggered border on the interior
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
A PAINTED NEOLITHIC JAR
gansu/yangshao culture, circa 2000 b.c.
Of sharply tapering form, painted on the upper body with red concentric circles surrounding four central circles enclosing a cross-hatched pattern, the middle body applied with two lug handles, the everted rim with a swaggered border on the interior
14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
