Storage Jar (Hu) with Linked Spirals

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Storage Jar (Hu) with Linked Spirals

China, Gansu Province, Majiayao, Neolithic period, Banshan phase, about 2600-2300 B.C.
Furnishings; Serviceware
Coil-built earthenware with painted decoration
Diameter: 15 3/8 in. (39.05 cm) Height: 14 5/8 in. (37.15 cm)
Gift of Rita and Marc Seidner (M.86.333)
Not currently on public view

Exhibition history

  • Chinese Ceramics from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Monterey Park, CA, Vincent Price Gallery and Art Museum, January 24, 2017 - July 22, 2017