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Unknown — A large grey pottery bowl with engraved designs, Probably Zhaobaogou culture, 5th - 4th millennium B.C. 或為趙寶溝文化 刻紋灰陶盌
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A large grey pottery bowl with engraved designs, Probably Zhaobaogou culture, 5th - 4th millennium B.C. 或為趙寶溝文化 刻紋灰陶盌

A large grey pottery bowl with engraved designs, possibly from the Zhaobaogou culture, dating to the 5th-4th millennium B.C. Thermoluminescence testing suggests a refined date range of approximately 3500-2500 B.C., confirming its ancient origins.

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C-Link Research & Development Ltd, thermoluminescence test no. 7294BJ16 shows the date range to be c. 3500-2500 B.C.

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

November 25, 2022

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 809

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Unknown, A large grey pottery bowl with engraved designs, Probably Zhaobaogou culture, 5th - 4th millennium B.C. 或為趙寶溝文化 刻紋灰陶盌

A large grey pottery bowl with engraved designs, possibly from the Zhaobaogou culture, dating to the 5th-4th millennium B.C. Thermoluminescence testing suggests a refined date range of approximately 3500-2500 B.C., confirming its ancient origins.

Medium
C-Link Research & Development Ltd, thermoluminescence test no. 7294BJ16 shows the date range to be c. 3500-2500 B.C.
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Thermoluminescence Dating, Decorative Vessel, Grey pottery, Archaeological, 5th-4th Millennium BC, Engraved Designs, Functional Pottery, Zhaobaogou Culture, Neolithic Period, Earthenware, Pottery, Archaeological Analysis, Bowl, Ancient, Chinese, Geometric Patterns, Neolithic, Grey, Ancient China

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art