Antique Art & Weaponry, September 30th, 2023
Lot 116:
Very fine Neolithic period terracotta pottery vessel with geometric lines decor and double handles.A superb, large and genuine ancient vessel ? dating to approximately 3000 B.C. ? represents the Majiayao phase of China?s Yangshao Culture. The Yangshao Culture was a Neolithic (late stone age) culture that flourished along China?s Yellow river from the 6th Millennium B.C. Yangshao artists ? during the Majiayao period ? produced some spectacular forms of pottery at a remarkably early period in human history. Provenance" H. Medill Sarkisians estate collection. Size 18 3/4", D 15". ~~. Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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