Title: Jar (Guan)
Object type: Jar
Date: Banshan phase (ca. 2650–2350 BCE)
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period, Majiayao culture (ca. 3300–2050 BCE)
Medium: Earthenware with pigment
Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. incl. lugs 16 in. (40.6 cm); Diam. of rim 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. of base 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY