Urn (Weng)

Yangshao

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Yangshao. Urn (Weng), ca. 2600–2300 B.C.E.. Slip-painted earthenware, 11 15/16 x 13 3/4 in. (30.3 x 35 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gary Smith, 86.189.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Yangshao

Title

Urn (Weng)

Date

ca. 2600–2300 B.C.E.

Period

Neolithic Period, Yangshao or Banshan culture

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Slip-painted earthenware

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

11 15/16 x 13 3/4 in. (30.3 x 35 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Gary Smith

Accession Number

86.189.3

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