Mortuary Urn

Yangshao

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Yangshao. Mortuary Urn, 2200 B.C–2000 B.C.E.. Earthenware, 15 13/16 x 13 9/16 in. (40.2 x 34.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley J. Love, 1991.243.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Yangshao

Title

Mortuary Urn

Date

2200 B.C–2000 B.C.E.

Period

Neolithic Period, Machang

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

15 13/16 x 13 9/16 in. (40.2 x 34.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Stanley J. Love

Accession Number

1991.243.1

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