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TWO EARLY POTTERY VESSELS
CHINA, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
One of burnished black pottery, with rounded body and flared mouth, applied on one side with a loop handle; the other of red pottery, Qijia culture, with a pair of strap handles extending from the flared mouth rim to the flat base
2 7/8 and 3 7/8 in. (7.5 and 10 cm.) high, boxes

Provenance
Black cup: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.
Qijia cup: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.
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