Storage Bottle, 5000-4000 BCE
Yang Shaoexpand_more
Banpo type Earthenware with striated markingsexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 98.125
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
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.
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- Storage Bottle
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- 98.125
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