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Pedestal of Stemmed Bowl

Chinese

Artwork Details

Pedestal of Stemmed Bowl
circa 3100-2000 BCE
Chinese
earthenware with burnished slip
3 3/16 in x 3 in x 2 9/16 in (8.1 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.5 cm)
Museum Purchase
1940.419

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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 tall-stemmed pedestal vessel is covered in black burnished slip with a bowstring pattern and a few piercings around the body. There is a flaring rim on a narrow base, and loss of rim.  

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