Stem Cup with Hollow Stem and Geometric Decor
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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