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A red pottery jar with pricked designs, — A red pottery jar with pricked designs, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BC 紅山文化 紅陶錐刺紋罐

A red pottery jar with pricked designs,

A red pottery jar with pricked designs, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BC 紅山文化 紅陶錐刺紋罐

This red pottery jar from the Hongshan culture (c. 4500-3000 BC) features pricked designs characteristic of the ancient Chinese civilization. The vessel represents early ceramic technology and artistic expression in prehistoric China.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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

May 25, 2023

Estimate: $20,000 – $40,000

Lot 802

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A red pottery jar with pricked designs,, A red pottery jar with pricked designs, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BC 紅山文化 紅陶錐刺紋罐

This red pottery jar from the Hongshan culture (c. 4500-3000 BC) features pricked designs characteristic of the ancient Chinese civilization. The vessel represents early ceramic technology and artistic expression in prehistoric China.

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

Related themes

Geometric, Archaeological, Hongshan Culture, Pricked Design, Red, Decorative, Pottery, Ceramic, Ancient, Chinese