Accession Number
1940.414

Title
Pedestal of Stemmed Bowl

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 3100-2000 BCE

Medium & Support
earthenware with burnished slip

Dimensions
2 15/16 in x 5 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in (7.5 cm x 12.8 cm x 10 cm);15 3/4 in (40 cm);12 5/8 in (32 cm);7 7/8 in (20 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
​This Dou 豆, tall stemmed black earthenware wheel-thrown pedestal bowl vessel of the Liangzhu Neolithic Culture (3100-2200 BCE) is very similar to ceramics from the Shandong Longshan Culture (3000-1900 BCE).

Physical Description
This gray earthenware with dark gray burnished slip stemmed pedestal vessel has an incised bowstring pattern and circular piercings around body. There is loss of vessel sides and rim on a flat base, and losses to the footring. 

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
pedestal bowl

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Liangzhu
Objects We Use
bowls (vessels)
earthenware