VesselsChinese3rd millennium BCE

Compressed Globular Jar with Two Loop Handles, Short Neck, Everted Lip, and with Geometric Decor

Majiayao cutlure, Banshan phase, 2650 BCE - 2350 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 15.9 x Diam. 20.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

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