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Title

Jar with painted decoration

circa 2300 BCE-2000 BCE

Artists

Unknown Artist

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Alternate image of Jar with painted decoration by
Alternate image of Jar with painted decoration by
Alternate image of Jar with painted decoration by
Alternate image of Jar with painted decoration by

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    China
    Cultural origin
    Qinghai province
    Period
    Late Neolithic period circa 5000-2100BCE → Neolithic period 10,000 - circa 2100 BCE → China
    Date
    circa 2300 BCE-2000 BCE
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    earthenware
    Dimensions
    13.0 cm diam. of mouth; 37.7 x 37.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Elisabeth M. Smith 2002
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    294.2002
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

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  • About

    The strongly potted Neolithic jar is large, thin-walled and ovoid in form. It is decorated in red pigment with geometric patterns on its upper portion. The design is characteristic of painted earthenwares of the Majiayao culture (c.3300-2000 BCE), belonging to the Mangchang phase (c.2300-2000 BCE), named for a site at Machangyuan in western Qinghai Province.

    Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 15 October 2002.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    China

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication