Lot 79. A Neolithic painted red-pottery two handled jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao Culture, Banshan phase 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.; 49cm across handles; 44.5cm high. Sold for US$6,144 (Estimate US$2,000-3,000). © Bonhams 2025

Decorated with a band of swirling geometric pattern, the compressed spherical body tapering down to a small flat foot, the short neck and everted rim flanked by a pair of lug handles.

Provenance: The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection

Note: The results of the thermoluminescence test are consistent with the dating of this piece, Oxford Authentication sample no. C124h7, 7 August 2024.

Bonhams. CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING THE FRANCINE AND BERNARD WALD COLLECTION OF FINE SNUFF BOTTLES, PART I. New York, 17 March 2025