Sale 9 Lot 513  

A NEOLITHIC POTTERY BIRD-FORM VESSEL, QIJIA CULTURE, Circa 2000 B.C. Standing on three feet, the wings and tail painted in brown with a net pattern. - 9 1/2 in. long.
Estimate $500-700

For a bird vessel of the same culture, different form, see "Yellow River Civilization: Ancient Painted Potter from Ganzu, China" Kachsiung Museum of Fine Art, ill. p. 107

Sold for $750

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