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Pedestal of Stemmed Bowl

Chinese

Artwork Details

Pedestal of Stemmed Bowl
circa 3100-2000 BCE
Chinese
earthenware with burnished slip
2 15/16 in x 5 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in (7.5 cm x 12.8 cm x 10 cm);15 3/4 in (40 cm);12 5/8 in (32 cm);7 7/8 in (20 cm)
Museum Purchase
1940.414

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Description

Subject Matter:

​This Dou 豆, tall stemmed black earthenware wheel-thrown pedestal bowl vessel of the Liangzhu Neolithic Culture (3100-2200 BCE) is very similar to ceramics from the Shandong Longshan Culture (3000-1900 BCE).

Physical Description:

This gray earthenware with dark gray burnished slip stemmed pedestal vessel has an incised bowstring pattern and circular piercings around body. There is loss of vessel sides and rim on a flat base, and losses to the footring. 

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