Minneapolis Institute of Art
Storage Bottle
Yangshao artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-1431bb89851b
- Date
- 5000–4000 BCE
- Medium
- Banpo type Earthenware with striated markings
- Culture
- Yang Shao
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 9405
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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