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A RED POTTERY OVOID AMPHORA
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, YANGSHAO CULTURE, SOUTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCE, BANPO TYPE, CIRCA 4800-4300 BC
The heavily potted, ovoid body tapering from the rolled rim to the small, flat base, and applied on the lower body with a pair of loop handles, with extensive earth encrustation
16 in. (40.7 cm.) high, box

Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, before 1993.
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