6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic vessel with wide mouth and small neck widening to sloping shoulders; globular body narrowing to the flat base; applied strap handles to the equator; upper body and neck decorated with painted geometric patterns. See Song, L. Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011. 2597 grams, 31cm (12"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. Fine condition, chip to rim.