China, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A beautiful small pottery bowl decorated with a complex red pigmented geometric pattern around the exterior body. The interior does not have any designs and the clay is thick. This piece belongs to the early pottery tradition found at various archaeological sites along the Yellow River Basin (modern day Gansu Province in northwestern China to Henan Province in central China). This culture is sometimes called the Yangshao. What is remarkable about these designs is that they demonstrate very early use of the brush for artistic work. Size: 6.25" W x 4" H (15.9 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian collection, Denver, CO acquired before 1960

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Repaired from multiple pieces, with most of the repairs difficult to see but one crack to the rim clear.