Jul 5, 2016
Jul 5, 2016

Urn with Triangular Patterns

Urn with Triangular Patterns

c. 3300–c. 2000 BCE

Earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Overall: 36.5 x 39.5 cm (14 3/8 x 15 9/16 in.)

Weight: 3.22 kg (7.1 lbs.)

Gift of Donna and James Reid 2017.21

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Description

Majiayao is the name of one of the earliest cultures of China. They were renowned for production of vessels with black-slip painted patterns.

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