The beauty of this relatively plain bowl, however, is based on its fine, even potting and well-proportioned profile. Thin walled and perfectly hemispherical in shape, this elegant vessel exemplifies the highest standard of hand-built ceramic production. Evidence from excavation sites around Pan-po suggests that large bowls such as this were sometimes used as lids to funerary urns.
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object 17 of 22
object 17 of 22
Title:Bowl
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:c. 4500 B.C.
Creation Place:China
Credit Line:Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number:2003.140.4
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:c. 4500 B.C.
Creation Place:China
Credit Line:Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number:2003.140.4
The Yang shao culture (c. 5000-3000 b.c.) located in the middle region of the Yellow River (Huang-ho) was at its zenith in the fifth millenium b.c. A complex neolithic settlement was discovered at the village of Pan-po near Sian in Shansi province which became the namesake to a whole range of ceramic artifacts made in this region. Pan-po phase (4800-4300 b.c.) pottery is rich in shapes and decorative techniques including painting.
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