Chinese antiquities of the Neolithic Period and later cultures


Neolithic Period: 6000 - 2000BC
and later cultures: 2000 - 221BC

In this section we have grouped together the Neolithic period and the cultures that appeared later. These cultures include the Qija, Xiandian, Siwa and the Warring States period. As the latter suggests, this period was a time of unrest which affected the entire country until the first Emperor Qin brought stabilty in 221BC.

P000001
A very fine terracotta vessel with twin handles and orignal pigment.
Banshan Phase of the Majiayao culture, C2400BC
Height: 32 cm

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P000002
A rare terracotta, twin handled vessel with probable zoomorphic decoration and a single painted character on the usually undecorated lower section. This design differs from the normal zoomorphic examples in that it has what appears to be a head on the stylistic body.
He Li (Chinese Ceramicis_The New Standard Guide) suggests that this is either a frog or human representation. Height: 42 cm

Price: Euro 1750