CHINESE
Urn
2400 BCE

Medium
earthenware, pigments (Banshan type)

Measurements
30.8 × 37.2 × 33.6 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1955

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
1550-D4

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Globular narrowing to foot, wide flared mouth, two lug handles at waist; upper body with saw-tooth lines spiralling to form small roundels, bands at neck, looping bands at inner rim.

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CHINESE
Urn
2400 BCE