Large Mortuary Urn / Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

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Accession Number: 1993/1.66
Title: Large Mortuary Urn
Artist: Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture
Artist Nationality: Chinese
Artist Life Dates: 2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Medium and Support: earthenware, coil-built, w/ painted design in black & red-brown mineral pigments
Object Creation Date: 2300 BCE - 2000 BCE
Credit Line: Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Period: China, Majiayao Period, Machang phase (2300-2000 BCE)
Dimensions: 41 cm x 42 cm x 41.5 cm (16 1/8 in. x 16 9/16 in. x 16 5/16 in.)
Century: 23rd-21st century BCE
Primary Keywords: jar
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1415 x 947
File Size: 132 KB
Record: 1993/1.66
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Full citation: "Large Mortuary Urn; Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.66/1993_1.66.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024.