A rare large red pottery jar and cover, Neolithic period, probably Qijia culture, circa 2050-1700 BC. © Christie's Image 2003

The tall body bulging somewhat before tapering to the flat base, with a pair of simplified animal-head handles applied below the grooved rim, both the side of the conical cover and the side of the mouth rim scored with two parallel lines for alignment - 33 3/8in. (56.8cm.) high - Lot 188. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $5,975 

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C202b89 is consistent with the dating of this lot. 

CHRISTIE'S. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 September 2003, New York, Rockefeller Plaza