Small jar with anthropomorphic cover
-2650–-2300
- Medium
- Earthenware with slip-painted decoration
- Dimensions
- H. (with cover) 13.1 x W. (across handles) 14.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- Vessel
Tags
Chinese
About
Small ovoid jar with two lug handles, zigzag mouth opening, and fitted cover with knob in the form of a human head; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.