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A red pottery boot-form vessel — A red pottery boot-form vessel Majiayao culture, Machang phase to Qijia culture, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium B.C 馬家窰文化 馬廠類型至齊家文化 紅陶靴形壺

A red pottery boot-form vessel

A red pottery boot-form vessel Majiayao culture, Machang phase to Qijia culture, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium B.C 馬家窰文化 馬廠類型至齊家文化 紅陶靴形壺

A distinctive red pottery vessel shaped like a boot from the late Neolithic period, spanning the Majiayao culture's Machang phase to the Qijia culture. This unusual form provides insight into ancient Chinese pottery traditions and cultural practices.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

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

May 25, 2022

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 811

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A red pottery boot-form vessel, A red pottery boot-form vessel Majiayao culture, Machang phase to Qijia culture, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium B.C 馬家窰文化 馬廠類型至齊家文化 紅陶靴形壺

A distinctive red pottery vessel shaped like a boot from the late Neolithic period, spanning the Majiayao culture's Machang phase to the Qijia culture. This unusual form provides insight into ancient Chinese pottery traditions and cultural practices.

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

Related themes

Boot-Form, Ancient Pottery, Functional Art, Archaeological, Red Pottery, Qijia Culture, Majiayao Culture, Red Terracotta, Vessel, Pre-Historic, Chinese, Neolithic, Ancient China