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Storage Jar (Hu) with Linked SpiralsNeolithic period, Banshan phase, about 2600-2300 B.C.

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Large ceramic storage jar with wide rounded shoulder, conical lower body, and painted spiral decoration in dark brown and burgundy over buff clay
Earthenware storage jar with wide globular shoulder tapering to a narrow flat base, two small loop handles at the sides, and a short neck with a small loop at the rim. Upper half decorated with sweeping diagonal bands and dotted spiral patterns in dark reddish-brown slip against the buff clay body; lower half left undecorated.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Storage Jar (Hu) with Linked Spirals
Culture
Majiayao
Place Made
China, Gansu Province
Date Made
Neolithic period, Banshan phase, about 2600-2300 B.C.
Medium
Coil-built earthenware with painted decoration
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 3/8 in. (39.05 cm) Height: 14 5/8 in. (37.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rita and Marc Seidner
Accession Number
M.86.333
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Exhibition History
  • Chinese Ceramics from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - Saturday, July 22, 2017
  • Chinese Ceramics from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - Saturday, July 22, 2017