Medium:

Earthenware with polychrome pigments

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 11 x 15 cm (4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in)

Culture:

Yangshao culture, ca. 5000-ca. 3000 BCE  Search this

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Gansu province, China

Date:

late 3rd millennium BCE

Period:

Neolithic period

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Topic:

Neolithic period (ca. 7000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

earthenware  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this

jar  Search this

Credit Line:

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S2012.9.188

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36f24af3f-21c0-4605-a2c5-0e6bf0b77e89

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.188