GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE MAJIAYAO POTTERY VESSELS
Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC > A group comprising four small double_looped painted pottery jars and one painted terracotta human head sculpture. The jars are decorated with faded painted geometric motifs typical of Machang pottery; the human head bears facial detailing and painted ornament, a rare anthropomorphic example from the culture. >>Size: 90-165mm x 70-145mm; Weight: 1.75kg > Provenance: Private Hong Kong Collection. >>
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Neolithic period, ca. 3300 - 2050 BC > A group comprising four small double_looped painted pottery jars and one painted terracotta human head sculpture. The jars are decorated with faded painted geometric motifs typical of Machang pottery; the human head bears facial detailing and painted ornament, a rare anthropomorphic example from the culture. >>Size: 90-165mm x 70-145mm; Weight: 1.75kg > Provenance: Private Hong Kong Collection. >>