Rare Chinese Neolithic Three-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture

This very 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. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as a variety of finer vessels such as this, with none, one, two or three handles, although those with three handles are extremely rare. It is relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped, and has a smooth burnished surface, the colour of which varies slightly due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln.

Height 10.5 cm, diameter 11 cm. It is in very good condition. There are faint signs that one handle has possibly been re-stuck: if so a very good repair indeed.

For information we show a similar, although smaller, example from the fine and highly recommended China Institute book "Dawn of the Yellow Earth" (ISBN 0-9654270-3-X).

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