Storage Jar
Caption
Majiayao. Storage Jar, late 3rd millennium B.C.E.. Earthenware, slip, 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (47 x 44.5 cm) mount (dimensions as installed): 17 × 18 1/2 × 18 in. (43.2 × 47 × 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Susan L. Beningson and Steve Arons in memory of Renée D. Beningson, 2015.48.1. Creative Commons-BY
Collection
Collection
Culture
Title
Storage Jar
Date
late 3rd millennium B.C.E.
Period
Neolithic Period
Geography
Possible place made: Gansu, China, Possible place made: Qinghai, China
Medium
Earthenware, slip
Classification
Dimensions
18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (47 x 44.5 cm) mount (dimensions as installed): 17 × 18 1/2 × 18 in. (43.2 × 47 × 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan L. Beningson and Steve Arons in memory of Renée D. Beningson
Accession Number
2015.48.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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