East Asia, China, Neolithic period, ca. 3500 to 2500 BCE. A pottery bowl standing atop a flaring foot, its shallow interior painted with a distinctive checkered pattern favored on ceramics from this very early time. This vessel was likely made to hold offerings in a tomb. Size: 3.55" W x 3.25" H (9 cm x 8.3 cm)

Provenance: private Redding, California, USA collection

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Where the base meets the foot, there are several fissures and a possible ancient repair. The underside also has a hairline fissure. However, it is not in danger of coming apart and the form is nicely preserved. Great remaining pigment.