Description:

East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of an attractive form with a circular base, a wide lower body, a hemispherical upper body, a flared rim, and a pair of applied strap handles. The pale orange-slipped body provides a lovely ground for the black-painted stripes, solid bars, and dense crosshatch motifs that adorn much of the upper body; the lower body is unadorned. 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: 5.75" W x 5.125" H (14.6 cm x 13 cm).

Provenance: ex-private Boca Raton, Florida, USA collection

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#149026

  • Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to rim, handles, body, and base, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations within body, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout, and nice traces of original pigment on upper body.

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