Minneapolis Institute of Art
Black Pottery Tripod Jar
Xiajiadian artist
- Date
- 2000 BCE–1400 BCE
- Medium
- Earthenware with burnished surface
- Culture
- Xiajiadian
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Xiajiadian culture in northeast China is known for its black ware vessels. The elongated tripod form with partly hollow udder-shaped legs is one of the most characteristic forms of this culture. Evenly potted, the upper part of the hand-built vessel may have been finished on a potter's wheel. Asia
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