Storage Jar (Hu) with Horizontal Ribs

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Storage Jar (Hu) with Horizontal Ribs

China, Gansu Province, Majiayao, Neolithic period, Banshan phase, about 2600-1300 B.C.
Furnishings; Serviceware
Coil-built earthenware with painted decoration
18 15/16 x 15 7/8 in. (48.1 x 40.3 cm)
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck (M.73.48.140)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kuwayama, George.  Chinese Ceramics:  The Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.