Large Mortuary Urn / Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

About this Item

Accession Number: 1993/1.45
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: 2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Credit Line: Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Period: China, Majiayao Period, Banshan phase (ca 2655-2330 BCE)
Dimensions: 41.2 cm x 41.8 cm x 43 cm (16 1/4 in. x 16 7/16 in. x 16 15/16 in.)
Century: 26th-24th century BCE
Primary Keywords: urn
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 912 x 808
File Size: 62 KB
Record: 1993/1.45
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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-1.45/1993_1.45.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.