Lot 90 , A rare Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture burnished black pottery jar (c.1350 BC)

A rare Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture burnished black pottery jar (c.1350 BC), applied with high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body that tapers down to a small circular flat base, 22cm high
£300-500

Condition:
This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and fairly highly-fired. Pottery jars from the Siwa culture are rarer than those of the preceding Qijia and Majiayao cultures and most known examples are made from an orange coloured pottery. Black pottery jars are rarer still ! The surface is finely burnished making this jar a real pleasure to handle as well as to look. For reference: a similar example is shown in the China Institute book "Dawn of the Yellow Earth" (ISBN 0-9654270-3-X).

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