Ancient Civilisations III – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf

Ancient Civilisations III – Neolithic Pottery including the Collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf

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Three red pottery 'saddle-mouth' handled jars, Siwa culture, c. 1350 BC 寺窪文化 紅陶馬鞍口雙耳罐三件

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Three red pottery 'saddle-mouth' handled jars,

Siwa culture, c. 1350 BC

寺窪文化 紅陶馬鞍口雙耳罐三件


h. 23.7, 16.4, and 16 cm

Two taller jars:

Ronald W. Longsdorf, The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China, Circa 7000 BC - Circa 1000 BC, Hong Kong, 2020, pls 84 and 85.


兩件較高罐：

Ronald W. Longsdorf, 《陶誌：中國新石器時代陶器 約西元前7000年 – 前1000年》，香港，2020年，圖版84及85

Siwa culture flourished in southeast Gansu during the Bronze Age. Pottery jars featuring saddle-shaped mouths, such as the present vessels and lot 819 from the same collection, belong to a classic pottery type of this civilisation. The characteristic variegated tones of the orange slip-applied surfaces resulting from inconsistencies in temperature during firing make each vessel a unique work of art.

A jar of this form has been excavated from Disiping, Lianlu, Kangle county in Gansu; see Zhongguo taoci quanji [The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics], vol. 2: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods, Shanghai, 2000, no. 90. Compare also two similar Siwa double-handled jars with saddle-shaped mouths in the Harvard Art Museums, accession nos 2006.170.69 and 2006.170.70.