A LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY BOWL,Machang phase, Majiayao culture, Circa 2300 - 2000 B.C. Of circular form, with geometric decoration. - 11 1/4 in. diameter. Estimate $3,000-5,000
The dating of this bowl is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford, No. C102J24.
A similar bowl sold at Christie's New York, December 2, 1989, lot 79