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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Painted Grain Jar
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Painted Grain Jar

Maker Majiayao Culture
DateNeolithic period, c. 2500 BCE
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumEarthenware jar with ochre pigments
Dimensions14 x 17 x 15 1/2 in. (35.6 x 43.2 x 39.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Gilman C. Aldridge in memory of C. Clay Aldridge
Object number2005.3
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DescriptionA high shouldered jar with lug handles and a red and black swirl pattern with cross-hatching painted around the upper half of the vessel.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Grain Jar
Majiayao Culture
Neolithic period, c. 3000-2500 BCE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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