A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY JAR
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LATE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, MACHANG TYPE, GANZU OR QINGHAI PROVINCE, NORTH-EAST CENTRAL CHINA
Of ovoid shape rising from a narrow base and with a waisted flaring mouth, applied with two loop handles, painted around the upper half of the body with an interlacing design
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high
A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY JAR
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LATE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, MACHANG TYPE, GANZU OR QINGHAI PROVINCE, NORTH-EAST CENTRAL CHINA
Of ovoid shape rising from a narrow base and with a waisted flaring mouth, applied with two loop handles, painted around the upper half of the body with an interlacing design
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high