Ceremonial Stem Cup

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Title	Ceremonial Stem Cup
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	3000-2000 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G204

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Burnished earthenware

Size:

9 1/2 x 4 9/16 in. (24.13 x 11.59 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

Neolithic period, Lung-shan culture, 30th-20th century B.C.

Physical Description:

thistle-shaped cup on slender, horizontally ribbed oviform stem pierced with 6 rows of short vertical slits above inverted cup-shaped foot

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

Accession Number:

94.63

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009