Storage Jar with two handles and painted spiral design, from Gansu Province, China / Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

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Accession Number: 1959/2.84
Title: Storage Jar with two handles and painted spiral design, from Gansu Province, China
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: 2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Period: China, Majiayao Period, Banshan phase (ca 2655-2330 BCE)
Dimensions: 35.6 cm x 38.5 cm x 38.5 cm (14 in. x 15 3/16 in. x 15 3/16 in.)
Century: 27th-24th century BCE
Primary Keywords: jar; urn
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1297 x 891
File Size: 104 KB
Record: 1959/2.84
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Full citation: "Storage Jar with two handles and painted spiral design, from Gansu Province, China; Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.84/1959_2.84.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.