Amiguet's Ancient Art Asian Page 1

	BC1 A very unusual small cup with textile imprinted surface painted with a band of alternating spikes in red. The design, viewed from the underside looks like a flower or sunburst. Cup is asymmetrically formed and intact, solid condition at approximately 1 3/4 inches tall with a 3 3/4 inch diameter. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $85
	BC2 A lovely creamy, pinkish terra cotta small cup , intact, solid, excellent condition at 1 7/8 inches tall and 3 5/8 inches in diameter. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $30
	BC3 A small cup with textile imprinted surface and a band at the center, in excellent condition with one small crack that appears to have been caused during firing. Approximately 2 3/4 inches tall and 3 3/8 inches across. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $30
	BC20 A very lovely cream and beige storage jar with a squatty body, corseted neck, and wide flaring lip. The lower underside is decorated with a texile impression while the body has unusual fire clouding marks. The rim has two piercings for suspension, possibly it was a cooking pot. Stands 4 1/4 inches tall, just over 4 1/2 inches wide, and is solid condition, rings nicely, and does have a three inch wide area of chipping at the rim. Covered with ancient deposits. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $85
	BC26 a very nice sized and well modeled storage jar with thin construction, a flaring smooth lip, and the body covered with a delicately brushed on series of short fine lines. Near the rim is a thin blood red band and on the body are a few small spots of similar red. One side of the vessel has two round pock marks, above them is a rim chip, all ancient damage; it would appear that this could have been where a handle was attached. Other than those spots, vessel is intact with one long stabilized vertical hairline crack and one light surface pock mark on the inside of rim. A very lovely and delicately made vessel. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $90
	C122 A nice sized and interestingly shaped grayware pottery storage jar in a 'Hu' shape. This large jar sits on a round base, the body becoming bolbous and a corseted neck going to a wide opening above. Vessel stands 13 inches tall with a diameter of approximately 8 inches and is intact and solid with two light finger size indentations on the rim, both appear to be intentional by the potter. Overall, covered inside and out with calcified root marks and other ancient encrustation. Comes with an ancient lid that is, most likely, not original to this vessel. Han Dynasty Chinese, c. 206 B.C.- 220 A.D.. $425.00 Photos- 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4
	BC9 A creamware cup sitting on a rounded base that is decorated with a criss crossing incised design, the upper body smooth. Vessel is intact with one very light hairline crack that was probably caused in firing. Sits off center and measures 3 1/4 inches tall when centered, and approximately 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $50
	BC10 A heavily encrusted redware jar with an incised criss-crossing pattern, formed in thin pottery and sitting slightly off center. Vessel sits just under 4 inches tall at tallest measure and approximately 3 7/8 inches across. Solid condition with one surface chip on the inside of rim. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $55
	C123 A fine large grayware pottery granary jar formed with a cylindrical body, the top domed with a hand sized opening at top and supported on three short curved legs. Vessel is intact and solid condition, covered inside and out with ancient manganese growths; the exterior surface surrounded by a growth that lightly etched it, probably some kind of fungal growth. Very interesting surface quality. Vessel stands an impressive 14 inches tall with a diameter of 8 inches. Han Dynasty, Chinese, c. 206 B.C.- 220 A.D.. $425.00 Photos- 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4
	BC12 A crudely modeled jar with a flaring lip and orange and black clouding on the cream base. Sits a bit lop-sided at approximately 3 1/2 inches tall and 4 1/2 inches wide, with an expertly repaired area at the rim, else intact and solid. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $50
	C124 A very nice petite ancient Chinese gray pottery 'Hu'. This well modeled storage jar is crafted with a thick wall with a rounded body, a corseted neck coming to a flaring opening. Jar is in excellent intact solid condition sitting just under 6 inches tall and is covered in calcified root markings and ancient minerals, some hard dirt could be removed. Han Dynasty Chinese, circa c. 206 B.C.- 220 A.D.. $145.00
	BC18 A very unusual cup with a rounded base, the exterior in a reddish buff color and overall with a woven textile impression and interior black. On the upper half is a band of evenly spaced diagonal incised lines, above it is a painted red band topped with cream painted undulating lines and curling designs. Upright, the vessel sits 3 1/2 inches tall and is 4 1/2 inches wide. Solid, excellent, intact condition and covered inside and out with ancient deposits. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $85
	BC19 A nice sized buff terra cotta storage vessel standing 4 3/8 inches tall and 5 1/4 inches wide. This nicely formed jar has a thick walled body coming to a flaring opening and, interestingly, has a light 'pie crimped' band on the top of the body where one can feel the finger marks of the potter. Vessel has one small repaired crack at the rim and a small rim nick, else intact. Ban Chiang Culture of Thailand, circa 3600 B.C.- 300 B.C. $65