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On display at V&A South Kensington
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Bowl

2600 BC-2300 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bowl was used to store grains and other foods. In neolithic China such bowls were daily utensils. When their owners died they were sometimes buried with them.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Earthenware bowl with painted decoration, Majiayao culture, Banshan phase, ca. 2600-2300 BC
Physical description
Earthenware bowl with painted decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.2cm
  • Diameter: 21.5cm
Style
Gallery label
Bowl with ring handles Stone Age 2600-2300 BC Earthenware painted in red and black pigments Yangshao culture, north China From the Garner collection Museum no. FE.27-1983(2007)
Summary
This bowl was used to store grains and other foods. In neolithic China such bowls were daily utensils. When their owners died they were sometimes buried with them.
Collection
Accession number
FE.27-1983

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Record createdApril 2, 2008
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