Jar
Unknown artist
Date: 2300–2000 BCE
Medium: Earthenware with pigment
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang type
Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994
Date range
-2300 – -2000
Largest dimension
9.5 cm
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