Lot n° 243
Estimation :
1500 - 2000
EUR
Vase with two handles and hemispherical body on flat base. - Lot 243
Vase with two handles and hemispherical body on flat base.
It is decorated with four medallions featuring checkerboard, cruciform and circular-arc motifs, perhaps evoking stylized birds. These medallions are linked by wavy lines that symbolize a swirling movement. They may be celestial or cosmogonic representations. The lid is modeled with the head of a warrior chief wearing a bicorn helmet, a red torque and a garment with a radiating neckline.
Polychrome terracotta
China, Neolithic period, circa mid-3rd millennium
(wear to decoration, minor restoration to two lid lobes, chips)
Height 32 cm - Width 31 cm
Provenance: Former French private collection
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