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Cup

Cup

  • Place of origin:

    China (made)

  • Date:

    2000 BC-1700 BC (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Earthenware, unglazed

  • Museum number:

    C.35-1962

  • Gallery location:

    China, room 44, case 8

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This cup was probably a drinking vessel. In neolithic China such daily utensils were sometimes buried with their owners when they died.

Physical description

Unglazed black ware earthenware cup

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

2000 BC-1700 BC (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Earthenware, unglazed

Dimensions

Height: 13.3 cm

Descriptive line

Longshan black ware cup, China, 2000-1700 BC

Labels and date

Cup with handle
Stone Age
2000-1700 BC

Unglazed black earthenware
Longshan culture, north China

Museum no. C.35-1962 [2007]

Categories

Containers

Collection code

EAS

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Qr_O151978
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