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A grey pottery tripod vessel, — A grey pottery tripod vessel, Xiajiandian lower culture, c. 2300-1600 B.C. 夏家店下層文化 灰陶鬲

A grey pottery tripod vessel,

A grey pottery tripod vessel, Xiajiandian lower culture, c. 2300-1600 B.C. 夏家店下層文化 灰陶鬲

A grey pottery tripod vessel from the Xiajiandian lower culture, dating to approximately 2300-1600 B.C. This functional form represents a characteristic vessel type of early Chinese Bronze Age transitional cultures.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Ancient Civilisations II – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf

November 25, 2022

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 835

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A grey pottery tripod vessel,, A grey pottery tripod vessel, Xiajiandian lower culture, c. 2300-1600 B.C. 夏家店下層文化 灰陶鬲

A grey pottery tripod vessel from the Xiajiandian lower culture, dating to approximately 2300-1600 B.C. This functional form represents a characteristic vessel type of early Chinese Bronze Age transitional cultures.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Grey pottery, Xiajiandian Culture, Functional Form, Bronze Age, Early Chinese Ceramics, Tripod vessel, Ritual Ware, Archaeological Artifact, 2300-1600 BC, Ancient China