cup-shaped, with small round handle; top and bottom flare outward; flat foot; thin wall

Cup-shape Vessel, c. late 4000-early 3000 BCE

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Earthenwareexpand_more

Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more  2002.217.5

On View in Gallery 204expand_more

These evenly potted, grey earthenware handled cups appear to have been shaped partly on the wheel. The thin, burnished walls and round strap handles are clearly articulated. The vessels most likely came from Shandong or Henan provinces in north China.

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Cup-shape Vessel
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2002.217.5
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cup-shaped, with small round handle; top and bottom flare outward; flat foot; thin wall

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