Ancient Civilisations – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf
Ancient Civilisations – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf
A superb pair of red pottery bird-form vessels Qijia culture, c. 2050-1700 B.C. 齊家文化 紅陶鳥形壺一對
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A superb pair of red pottery bird-form vessels
Qijia culture, c. 2050-1700 B.C.
齊家文化 紅陶鳥形壺一對
One of the ewers has been thermoluminescence tested and the dating is consistent with the result of Oxford Authentication Ltd thermoluminescence test no. C110q19.
其一壺經熱釋光測定，結果與斷代吻合（牛津大學，測試編號：C110q19）。
h. 13 cm
A closely related example with similar modelling of the beak and eyes of the bird, was excavated from Suji town in Kangle county, and now among the collection of the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Museum, Gansu. Another closely related example is illustrated in The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics Vol. I Neolithic Age, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 150.
甘肅康樂蘇集鄉商罐地出土一例，形態相若，鳥嘴及眼睛尤為相近，現藏於臨夏回族自治州博物館。尚有另一作例，錄於《中國美術分類全集中國陶瓷全集之一新石器時代》，上海，2000年，圖版150。