Large Mortuary Urn / Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

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Accession Number: 1993/1.47
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: 38 cm x 39 cm x 39 cm (14 15/16 in. x 15 3/8 in. x 15 3/8 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: 1279 x 967
File Size: 124 KB
Record: 1993/1.47
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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-1.47/1993_1.47.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.