Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This fine pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as finely-burnished jars such as this, with one, two or three handles...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This fine pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as finely-burnished jars such as this, with one, two or three handles...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This fine pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as finely-burnished jars such as this, with one, two or three handles...

Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has been fired to a very attractive orange-red and has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch and a pleasure to handle. It has a wide body with a relatively small flat base...

Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has been fired to an attractive orange-red and has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch and a pleasure to handle. For its type it has an unusually wide body with a relatively small flat base...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare pottery tripod vessel was made around 4,000 years ago and dates to the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). The form is designed to maximise the amount of surface area to transmit heat from the fire to the contents of the vessel...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare pottery tripod vessel was made around 4,000 years ago and dates to the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). The form is designed to maximise the amount of surface area to transmit heat from the fire to the contents of the vessel...

Fine Tall Chinese Neolithic Xiajiadian Culture Black Pottery Li Tripod with Oxford TL Test (c. 2300 - 1600 BC)

This superb tall pottery vessel was made by people of the Xiajiadian culture (c. 2300 - 1600 BC) from Inner Mongolia. This vessel is particularly characteristic of this Neolithic culture with its wide rim, partly hollow udder-shaped legs and carefully constructed body. The surface has fired mostly to black, although the colour does vary a little in places...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod - Qijia Culture (c...

Book: Chinese Jade, Neolithic to 20th Century - "The Immortal Stone"

Published price £29.95. Our price £20.00.

This fine book covers all anyone needs to know about Chinese Jade, concentrating on the fine collection of Chinese jades in The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Jades from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty and 20th century are described, discussed and illustrated. Included are jades from the Qing imperial court. See our images for more information.

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Exceptionally LARGE Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Impressed Pottery Jar with Oxford TL Test

This extremely rare and imposing pottery jar dates to the around the 1st millennium BC, the late Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age period. It is, without doubt, the largest and most substantial pottery jar we have ever encountered from this period. It has a rounded base and the whole of the outer surface has been decorated with repeated coarsely-woven cord impressions. Interestingly the inner surface be...

Fine Chinese Neolithic Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c.2050 - 1700 BC)

This pottery jar dates to the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). It is quite a large example for its type and has two loop handles from the shoulder to the mouth edge on opposing sides. To the base of each handle is a short decorative strip of clay. It is made from a fairly unrefined and gritty pottery and the colour of the surface varies from a pale reddish brown to grey, due to uneven conditions in the kil...

Very Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar with Impressed Pattern - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped, and is "heavily-potted" with a smooth surface. On the inner mouth are the remains of a reddish-brown pigment. 

The most interesting feature of this jar is t...

LARGE Chinese Neolithic Machang Phase Painted Pottery Jar with Oxford TL Test (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)

This large and impressive pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery, the surface colour of which varies in places due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln during manufacture. It is of fine f...

LARGE Chinese Neolithic Banshan Phase Painted Pottery Jar (c. 2600 - 2300 BC)

This large and impressive pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Banshan Phase (c. 2600 - 2300 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery, the surface colour of which varies slightly in places due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln during manufacture. It is of fine form with it...