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Jar with Impressed Textile Pattern
5th-3rd century BCE (Shang dynasty)
stoneware ceramic
(China )
(China )
This storage jar is decorated with an all-over impressed geometric pattern. The pressed or punched decoration (yingtao) shows the use of textiles to decorate vessels that emerged in this period. The jar is burnished (polished by rubbing) to a uniform terracotta color.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Edgar Bromberger Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 1950; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1950, by purchase.
Geographies
China
(Place of Origin)
Zhejiang, Jiangsu ((not assigned))
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 × Diam: 8 7/8 in. (22.2 × 22.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1950
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2385