CHINESE POTTERY TRIPOD VESSEL (LI)
Xiajiadian Culture, Ca. 2300-1600 BC.
A tall pottery vessel with a wide everted rim above an elongated body, raised upon three conical legs, resembling a goat's udder. Vessels such as this piece were used for cooking by people of the Xiajiadian culture from Inner Mongolia. For a comparable example, see Christie's, Live Auction 1109, 5 September 2002, Lot 548.
Size: L:230mm / W:185mm ; 1.4kg
Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market from A. P.; previously in the collection of E. Bourke, MD., Yonkers, NY.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000