Chinese Neolithic Pottery – Majiayao

$400.00

Chinese funerary urn used to store grains that were left in a tomb to accompany the dead in the afterlife. Molded by hand and shaped with paddles and scraping tools, the graceful vessel has been decorated with different designs in a dark purple.

5.5″ dia 6″ tall, earthenware with mineral pigments, China (Majiayao Culture), 2500BC – 2300 BC

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