Painted pottery urn

Details

• Title

  Painted pottery urn

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Gansu province (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › China › Shaanxi province (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  4000 - 3000 BC
  Neolithic Period (China) (c. 10,000 - c. 2000 BC)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, painted in red and dark-brown

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  container › vessel › urn;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment › funerary urn

• Dimensions

  33.7 x 35 x 30.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Professor A. H. Sayce, 1933.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3814

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