VesselsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Globular 'Ding' Tripod with Three Quadrilateral Legs

3300-2000 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware, the surface blackened and burnished before firing

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

18.3 x 18.7 x 17.2 cm (7 3/16 x 7 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger.

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