Ancient Civilisations – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf
Ancient Civilisations – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf
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A small pierced grey pottery tazza and cover, Dawenkou culture c. 4300-2400 B.C. 大汶口文化 灰陶帶蓋鏤空高足盤
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Property from the Ronald W. Longsdorf Collection
A small pierced grey pottery tazza and cover,
Dawenkou culture c. 4300-2400 B.C.
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大汶口文化 灰陶帶蓋鏤空高足盤
overall h. 16.7 cm
Ronald W. Longsdorf, The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China, Circa 7000 BC - Circa 1000 BC, Hong Kong, 2020, pl. 42.
Ronald W. Longsdorf, 《陶誌：中國新石器時代陶器 約公元前7000年 – 前1000年》，香港，2020年，圖版42
The pierced stem, with hollowed roundels along the stem of the tazza, vaguely resembles the classic 'bi' disc, a symbolic shape also found amongst carved jades in the contemporary period. These were further accentuated with the triangular openings at the corner. Together they form an intricate reticulated design giving texture and sophistication to the tazza stem. Compare a similar example illustrated in Xu Xiaodong and Yan Yalin (ed.), Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The important archaeological report of Zhejiang, Beijing, 1999, pl. 97.