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CHIN 19. A bowl with vestigial paint in a zig-zag pattern, 4" high, 6" diameter, 2 1/2" base, 4 1/2" mouth. Painted to shoulder outside, 1" inside mouth. Two pair of lugs serve as handles

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CHIN 20. A water ewer, 10 1/2" high, 11" diameter, 3 1/2" at base, 3 3/4" at mouth. Mouth rim turned back. This piece was burnished and painted to below shoulder. Black paint pattern includes cross-hatched triangles between bands, zig-zag lines, paint ending in scallops below shoulder. Two loop type handles. These are not strictly handles. When full of water the ewer would have been quite heavy. To transfer water to a smaller vessel or vessels a finger could hold one loop while pivoting the ewer on a surface on the other loop. Chips to rim and body, some surface oxidation. Follow this link to another view of this piece.

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CHIN21. A water ewer, 14" high, 13" diameter, 4 1/2" at base, 4 1/2" at mouth. Mouth rim turned back. This piece was burnished and painted to below shoulder. Black paint pattern includes cross-hatched triangles between bands, zig-zag lines, paint ending in scallops below shoulder. Two loop type handles. These are not strictly handles. When full of water the ewer would have been quite heavy. To transfer water to a smaller vessel or vessels a finger could hold one loop while pivoting the ewer on a surface on the other loop. Chips to rim and body. Base bears impression of a mat or other textile (see direct scan) that was used as a slow, rudimentary potter's wheel (see paper above). This is a large, imposing piece. Follow this link to another view of this piece.

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CHIN22. A water ewer, 11" high, 10" diameter, 4" at base, 3" at mouth. Mouth rim turned back slightly. This piece was burnished and painted to below shoulder. Black paint pattern consists of cross-hatched squares enclosed in roundels. Two loop type handles. These are not strictly handles. When full of water the ewer would have been quite heavy. To transfer water to a smaller vessel or vessels a finger could hold one loop while pivoting the ewer on a surface on the other loop. Chips to rim and body. Follow this link to another view of this piece.

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CHIN23. Red Clay cup, Chi'chia culture, 4" high, 3 1/4" at mouth, 1 1/2" at base. This piece has wonderful form with its bulbous base, flaring top and large wing-like strap handles. The handles are applied and both bear fingerprints of the potter, probably coincidental to application. There are striations on the handles, perhaps to provide a better grip. Follow this link to another view of this piece.

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CHIN24. A painted jar, 6" high, 6 1/2" diameter, 3" at base, 4" at mouth. Burnished and painted to shoulder, pattern of cross-hatched squares. Two loop handles. Small chips on rim. We have a few small doubts about the paint. It may be newer than the pot itself. It is just a little too good. We have priced the piece accordingly. Follow this link to another view of this piece.

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CHIN25. You may note some uncertainty in the above attributions. Archaeologists and scholars are divided on the question of whether the present piece is a precurser to the rest of the relatively sophisticated body of Neolithic Period pottery or is it and its brethren simply inferior wares that developed in parallel with the higher quality wares. We don't know. The piece was built up in the coil method by hand. The joints between the coils were smoothed over by using a corded beater which left striations all around the piece. The rim has been crimped much like a pie crust. The base has been impressed by a mat or other woven textile which allowed the potter to rotate the piece in the manner of a potters' wheel. Precurser or parallel, we don't know, but an interesting piece.

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CHIN26. A water ewer, 14" high, 11" diameter, 4" at base, 3 3/4" at mouth. Mouth rim turned back. This piece was burnished and painted to below shoulder. Black paint pattern consists of concentric roundels centered by cross-hatched geometric figures. Painting ends on the outside with scallops and extends about 1" down into mouth. We believe the paint has been touched up on this piece. In the photographs there appears a white paint spot. This has subsequently been successfully removed. Two loop type handles. These are not strictly handles. When full of water the ewer would have been quite heavy. To transfer water to a smaller vessel or vessels a finger could hold one loop while pivoting the ewer on a surface on the other loop. Chips on body. This is a large, imposing piece.

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CHIN27. A water ewer, 13 1/2" high, 12" diameter, 4" at base, 3 3/4" at mouth. Mouth rim turned back slightly. This piece was burnished and painted to below shoulder. Black paint pattern consists of crosshatched roundels flanked by arms terminating in hands with five digits. Painting ends on the outside with scallops and extends about 1" down into mouth. Two loop type handles. These are not strictly handles. When full of water the ewer would have been quite heavy. To transfer water to a smaller vessel or vessels a finger could hold one loop while pivoting the ewer on a surface on the other loop. Chips on body. This is a large, imposing piece.

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