Lot Essay
For another vessel of this type see Sekai toji zenshu, Tokyo, 1982, vol. 10, p. 172, fig. 69 (top).
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NEOLITHIC PERIOD, GANSU PROVINCE, QIJIA CULTURE, 2200-1800 BC
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A Rare Red Pottery Bird-Form Vessel
Neolithic period, Gansu province, Qijia culture, 2200-1800 BC
Modeled as a stylized bird with deep, broad body standing on three simplified legs, with a small bird's head at one end and an opening with flared rim at the other end in place of the tail feathers, the surface burnished
6in. (15.2cm.) long
Neolithic period, Gansu province, Qijia culture, 2200-1800 BC
Modeled as a stylized bird with deep, broad body standing on three simplified legs, with a small bird's head at one end and an opening with flared rim at the other end in place of the tail feathers, the surface burnished
6in. (15.2cm.) long