Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vessel w/ Handles
**Originally Listed At $150**
East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar with a flat base, an apple-shaped body, a squat rim with a flared lip, and a pair of loop handles. The beige-slipped vessel displays a red-painted, lattice-pattern register around the body that is enclosed with solid bars enclosing the top and bottom, and additional swaths of solid pigment envelop the rim and neck. The Majiayao culture was comprised of a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in eastern Gansu, eastern Qinghai, and northern Sichuan, China. The Majiayao culture represents the first time that the Upper Yellow River region was widely occupied by agricultural communities, and it is famous for its painted pottery. Size: 6.7" W x 5" H (17 cm x 12.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London, UK and New York, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#138877
Condition Report: Restoration to one handle and area of rim, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and nicks to base, body, handles, and rim, with fading to original pigmentation, and extensive encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and light remains of original pigment throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $150**
East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar with a flat base, an apple-shaped body, a squat rim with a flared lip, and a pair of loop handles. The beige-slipped vessel displays a red-painted, lattice-pattern register around the body that is enclosed with solid bars enclosing the top and bottom, and additional swaths of solid pigment envelop the rim and neck. The Majiayao culture was comprised of a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in eastern Gansu, eastern Qinghai, and northern Sichuan, China. The Majiayao culture represents the first time that the Upper Yellow River region was widely occupied by agricultural communities, and it is famous for its painted pottery. Size: 6.7" W x 5" H (17 cm x 12.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London, UK and New York, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#138877
Condition Report: Restoration to one handle and area of rim, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and nicks to base, body, handles, and rim, with fading to original pigmentation, and extensive encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and light remains of original pigment throughout.
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