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Jar, Machang phase (c. 2300-2000 B.C.) Yangshao people; Gansu Province, China Earthenware and…
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Jar, Machang phase (c. 2300-2000 B.C.) Yangshao people; Gansu Province, China Earthenware and…
Jar, Machang phase (c. 2300-2000 B.C.) Yangshao people; Gansu Province, China Earthenware and paint; 11 1/2 x 12 in. 90.5.16 Gift of Mrs. Patricia de Hoffman

Vessel

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels
Culture Yangshao
Date2300-2000 BCE
Made AtGansu Province, China, Asia
MediumEarthenware and paint
Dimensions11 1/2 × 12 in. (29.2 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Patricia de Hoffman
Object number90.5.16
DescriptionBlack-on-red painted ceramic urn. Neolithic Yang-chao culture, Ma-chang style. China, c.2000-1500B.C. Vessel is flat at the bottom; globular body with two lug handles along the sides. Vessel has a short tapering neck with flaring rim. The design is executed in black and consists of a quadripartite distribution of circles. The inner circle of each larger circle is decorated with crooked "swastika-like" motifs. Other decor includes triangles and simple bands.
Surface is characterized by root-hair marks.
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