A painted pottery vase, Yangshao culture, Miaodigou phase, c. 4000-3500 BC 仰韶文化 廟底溝類型 彩陶渦紋瓶

A painted pottery vase,
Yangshao culture, Miaodigou phase, c. 4000-3500 BC
仰韶文化 廟底溝類型 彩陶渦紋瓶

h. 19 cm

Condition Report:
Two small shallow flakes to the mouthrim, few deep short straches to the body, typical of this type and period.
口沿兩處薄飛片，器身有幾處短小較深劃痕，為此時期器物常見。

Catalogue Note:
Compared to the earlier Banpo phase, Miaodigou potters utilised the contrasting colours of black pigment against the red clay ground, such as the present example, which is boldly painted with a band of swirling pattern.

廟底溝期遺存，上承半坡類型，但彩繪較多，尤以紅陶黑彩者為大宗。此瓶正是一例，器腹畫渦紋，線條簡約醒目，配合喇叭形口，比例得宜，相得益彰。