VesselsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating Decor

Majiayao culture, Majiayao phase, 3300 BCE -2900 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Buff earthenware with decoration painted in dark brown slip, the surface burnished before firing. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province; probably Gansu province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 11.8 x Diam. 26.6 cm (4 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)

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