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Chinese
35th BC Hongshan Culture Red Pottery Terracotta Figure of Standing
Pregnant Woman
Origin
: China
Period
& Style : Hongshan Culture ( 4,700 BC to 2,900 BC )
Material
: Red
pottery, terracotta
Size
& Weight : H. 9.6 in. ( 24.5 cm )
Condition
:
No visible repairs, tiny
chips on the edge.
*ABOUT
HONGSHAN CULTURE*
The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China.
Hongshan sites have been found in an area stretching from Inner Mongolia
to Liaoning and Hebei, and dated from about 4700 BC to 2900 BC. The
culture is named after Hongshanhou, a site in Hongshan District, Chifeng.
Hongshanhou was discovered by Torii Ryuzo in 1908 and extensively
excavated in 1935 by Hamada Kosaku and Mizuno Seiichi
Hongshan grave goods include some of the earliest known examples of
Chinese jade working; the Hongshan culture is known for its jade pig
dragons. Clay figurines, including figurines of pregnant women, are also
found throughout Hongshan sites. The archaeological site at
Niuheliang is an unique ritual complex associated with the Hongshan
culture.
The Hongshan culture had cultural contacts with the Yangshao culture, with
two-way cultural transmissions. Niuheliang is a Neolithic archaeological
site in Liaoning, China, named after the Miangniu river. Niuheliang
is an exemplary site of the Hongshan culture.
Niuheliang features a unique temple, altar and cairn complex. The altar at
Niuheliang was made of stone platforms, supported by clay cylinders.
The ritual complex is underground and decorated with painted walls,
referred to by Chinese archaeologists as the Goddess Temple, due to the
discovery of a clay female head with jade inlaid eyes. Pig dragons
and large, nude, clay figurines are also found at Niuheliang; some
of the figurines are up to three times the size of real-life humans.
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