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Double-handled jar
Double-handled jar

Double-handled jar

Place of OriginGansu province or Qinghai province, China
Dateapprox. 2300-2000 BCE
PeriodNeolithic period (approx. 10,000-2000 BCE)
CultureMajiayao, Machang phase
MaterialsBuff low-fired ceramic, painted dark brown
DimensionsH. 5 3/4 in x Diam. 6 1/2 in, H. 14.6 cm x Diam. 16.5 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB66P40
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
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Small double-handled jars of this type appear in the Banshan phase. As the development of the Banshan culture expanded westward from Gansu, the shape spread into Qinghai province during the Machang time. Whereas large circles filled with cross-hatching served as the main motif on Banshan wares, Machang potters preferred to ornament the vessels with a sequence of small circles on the body. Examples of this have been found in sites from the late Banshan period at Minhe and in the Machang period sites at Tugutai and Gaolan in Gansu and Ledu in Qinghai.