VesselsChinese5th-3rd millennium BCE

Stem Cup with Hollow Stem and Geometric Decor

c. 4300-2600 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Black earthenware with incised and openwork decoration, the surface burnished before firing. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; possibly from Shandong province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE

Century

5th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

20.1 x 8.8 cm (7 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

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