One neolithic (ca. 3000-2500 BCE) Chinese pottery vessel, Yangshao culture, Banshan type. The vessel, either urn or vase, has a narrow neck and foot with a wildly rotund belly which gives the vessel a dramatic nature and is accentuated by the black and red decoration of geometric patterns. Low fired earthenware. Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota. Height: 16 in x diameter: 12 inHeight: 16 in x diameter: 12 in