Lot 776. A pale grey pottery tripod ewer, China, Neolithic period, possibly Longshan culture, late 3rd-early 2nd millenium BC; 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The body applied above the legs with a narrow, twisted band that ends either side of the base of the strap handle, the top of the handle attached to the neck opposite the upward-angled, pinched spout, box 

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1993. 

Note: Oxford thermoluminescence test no. P114n31 is consistent with the dating of this lot. 

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.