Ca. 3000 BC. Chinese Neolithic. A terracotta painted vase with a tapering body rising from a flat base to rounded shoulders; a short flaring neck, looped handles. The shoulders and upper part of the body is painted with a black chevron design and garlands, perhaps intended to symbolise a house or other building. This superb example of Chinese Neolithic pottery would make a brilliant statement piece in a modern collection. Excellent condition. Comes fully authenticated with a TL test from Ralf Kotalla laboratory, Germany. Size: L:365mm / W:340mm ; 4kg. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1980s.