Aug 29, 2024
A very rare painted pottery humanoid head jar and cover,
Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, circa 3300-2000 BC.
Height 10¾ in., 27.3 cm.
Courtesy: Sotheby's
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A very rare painted pottery humanoid head jar and cover,
Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, circa 3300-2000 BC.
Height 10¾ in., 27.3 cm.
Courtesy: Sotheby's
"Planisphere", Mesopotamia, 3300BC.
Recovered from the 650BC underground library of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq.
About 5 3/8 inches round.