Jar
Neolithic period
Painted ceramic
Gift of Mr. Lowell C. Martindale, Jr.
97.119.1

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Vessel

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels

Date5000-3000 BCE

Made AtShaanxi Province, China, Asia

Made AtHenan Province, China, Asia

MediumPainted ceramic

Dimensions9 × 7 1/2 in. (22.9 × 19.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Lowell C. Martindale, Jr.

Object number97.119.1

DescriptionThis piece is painted with an intricate combination of zig-zag and horizontal lines, which were both popular in the northwest of China during the Neolithic period. The lower body of the vessel being left unadorned was also a signature of that region.

The lower body of the jar was likely left blank because it was stored sunken into the ground, where any design could not have been appreciated. The vessel’s placement in the ground encouraged stability and lessened the possibility for spillage of the contents stored within.

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