Bidspirit auction | Large Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture
Large Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Pottery Vase - Chinese neolithic Siwa culture handled pottery jar. With a two applied handles reaching from the shoulder to the rim of the saddle mouth. With a large black burnished area along one side of the jar. Small incised decorations along the base of the handles. This item has been thermoluminescence tested and the date of the last firing was estimated at 2,300 to 3,600 years ago. The TL test document is not included with this lot but an image is provided in the listing photographs. Provenance: By repute the collection of Brian Page; Private Minnesota Collection. Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 7 in x depth: 7 1/2 in. Condition: Some losses to the top layer of the clay. Some repairs throughout, mainly along the upper rim. The repairs are well disguised within the vase. General wear throughout consistent with age and use.