Cleveland Museum of Art

Urn with Triangular Patterns

Date

c. 3300–c. 2000 BCE

Medium

Earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Culture

Northwest China, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Majiayao is the name of one of the earliest cultures of China. They were renowned for production of vessels with black-slip painted patterns.

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