A LARGE NEOLITHIC OVOID JAR Probably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu 2300 - 2000 B.C.A LARGE NEOLITHIC OVOID JARProbably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu 2300 - 2000 B.C.The brown and tan earthenware jar painted to the upper section painted in black with a series of curved swags above a wavy line, the shoulders with hatched painting in circles with traces of red painting. 42cm (16 1/2in) highProperty From a Distinguished Private Collection.Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke in Toronto, March 2002, by repute.