Possibly late Dawenkou Culture, 3rd Millenium BC., the lower body formed from joining the three legs, each swelling from small pointed foot to a broad rounded section, a simulated rope band around the widest point below thehemispherical upper section, the neck set at one side and joined to the other side by a long loop handle, the lip flared and pinched to form a long upward pointing spout. H:26cm