Minneapolis Institute of Art

Storage Bottle

Yangshao artist

Date

5000–4000 BCE

Medium

Banpo type Earthenware with striated markings

Culture

Yang Shao

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This long slender water vessel was created in northwest China in the Yangshao period. It was used to retrieve and store water from local rivers. The long pointed end could be used to anchor the jar along the stream in mud or in a hole dug into dirt when carried away. Some examples have been found in sites associated with Neolithic burial rituals. Yang Shao, Asia

The authoritative record is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.