A Neolithic painted pottery jar, Majiayao Culture, Machang type, 3rd Millennium BC, of compressed globular shape, the neck flanked by two loop handles, the body painted in red and black with two groups of three roundels intersected by fringed bands. 12 cm high. Provenance: Lot 0193, Sale no. 1453, Sotheby's arcade furniture and decorations, New York, 20 Dec 1993, 1993