Lot 4
Lot 4
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TWO PAINTED POTTERY JARS

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, BANSHAN TYPE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC

Price Realised USD 16,250
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USD 1,000 - USD 1,500
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TWO PAINTED POTTERY JARS

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, MAJIAYAO CULTURE, BANSHAN TYPE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC

Price Realised USD 16,250
Price Realised USD 16,250
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The first, a compressed globular jar with two loop handles is decorated in black pigment with geometric patterns on the upper body and on the interior of the mouth; the second, globular jar with short tapering neck and two loop handles, is decorated in brown pigment with geometric pattern.
3⅞ in. (9.8 cm.); 4⅜ in. (11.1 cm.) high


Provenance
First:
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.

Second:
William H. Wolff, Inc., no. 02/518-H.
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 1987.
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