Painted Pottery Double-
handle Vase with Swastika 
Pattern
Yangshao Culture,
Ma-ch'ang Type
Height            27.6cm
   Ma-ch'ang type painted
pottery  emerged   around 
2350-2050 B.C.  following 
the Panshan type. The most 
salient   feature   of   this 
example  is  the  swastika 
pattern  around the  belly 
of the vessel.